Associations to the word «Persecution»

Wiktionary

PERSECUTION, noun. The act of persecuting.
PERSECUTION, noun. A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people, often based on race, religion, sexuality, or social beliefs.

Dictionary definition

PERSECUTION, noun. The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats