persecution

English

Etymology

From Late Latin persecūtio (“chase, pursuit”), from Latin persequor (“follow up, pursue”), from per- (“through”) +‎ sequor (“follow”).

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Noun

persecution (uncountable)

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

Translations

The act of persecuting

Armenian: հալածանք (hy) (halaçank’) Dutch: vervolging (nl) f. Esperanto: persekutado (eo) Finnish: vainoaminen French: persécution (fr) f.

German: Verfolgung (de) f. Kurdish: چه‌وساندنه‌وه‌ Luxembourgish: Verfollegung (lb) f. Spanish: persecución (es) f.

A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people

Armenian: հալածանք (hy) (halaçank’) Dutch: vervolging (nl) f. Finnish: vaino (fi)

French: persécution (fr) f. Hebrew: רדיפה (he) (redifá) f.