persecution
part of speech
noun (persecution, uncountable; persecutions)
meaning for a pupil
1) Cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who they are. tree →
2) (church, history) The persecution of the early Christians by some Roman emperors, and the persecution of many faith groups through history and today. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means cruel pressure on peoples by a harsh ruler, with no one to stop him. Interpretation: Isaiah says this about the fall of the king of Babylon. The tradition sees it as a promise that God ends the rule of cruel tyrants. In the primary lessons: In religion and history lessons pupils learn about persecution of Christians, Jews, Muslims and others, and about people fleeing persecution as refugees. In ethics, it teaches standing up for others. Phrases: «flee persecution», «religious persecution», «suffer persecution», «face persecution».
examples
- That smote the peoples in wrath with an incessant stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained. (Prophets ISA.14.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- The early Christians suffered persecution in Rome. tree →
- Many refugees flee persecution in their countries. tree →
- Religious persecution is when people are hurt for their faith. tree →
- The Pilgrims left England partly to escape persecution. tree →
- Saint Paul at first led the persecution of Christians. tree →
- Bullying a group because of who they are is a kind of persecution. tree →
- It is said the quarrel grew out of the persecution the race of Geese suffered at the teeth of the Fox family. tree →
note
Uncountable usually. Verb: persecute; person: persecutor. Trap: do not confuse with «prosecution» (taking someone to court for a crime). Pronounced per-se-KYOO-shun.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «persecution» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.