persecution

«persecution» in Mova's school dictionary: Cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• That smote the peoples in wrath with an incessant stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «persecution» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.