| 单词 | persecution |
| 释义 | persecution —persecutional, adj. /perr'si kyooh"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of persecuting. 2. the state of being persecuted. 3. a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate a people because of their religion, race, or beliefs: the persecutions of Christians by the Romans. [1300-50; ME persecucio(u)n < LL persecution- (s. of persecutio), L: prosecution, equiv. to persecut(us) ptp. of persequi (see PERSECUTE) + -ion- -ION] |
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