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persecution

/ˌpɜːsəˈkjuːʃən/ /ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/

Meanings
noun
The act of persecuting.

Examples :

"The persecution of students for wearing certain clothing styles was unfair. "
politics government history religion law society inhuman action suffering war state moral organization

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration minorities

minorities noun

/maɪˈnɔːrətiz/ /məˈnɔːrətiz/

The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.

"The school's student council emphasized the need to support the minorities in the student body. "

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subjugate verb

/ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt/ /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt/

To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.

"The dictator tried to subjugate the entire country, forcing everyone to obey his orders. "

Illustration religion

religion noun

/ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/

Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

"My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much."

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government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration campaign

campaign noun

/kæmˈpeɪn/

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

"The company is targeting children in their latest advertising campaign."

Illustration specific

specific noun

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

A distinguishing attribute or quality.

"The specific of her success was her dedication to studying. "

Illustration eliminate

eliminate verb

/ɪˈlɪməneɪt/

To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.

"The teacher eliminated the confusing question from the test. "

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persecuting verb

/ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːtɪŋ/ /ˈpɜːrsɪˌkjuːtɪŋ/

To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.

"He who persecutes one will persecute all."

Illustration sexuality

sexuality noun

/sɛksjuˈælɪti/ /sɛkʃuˈæləti/

The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.

"The school's curriculum now includes lessons about different sexualities to help students understand and respect each other. "

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clothing verb

/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

"to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly"

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religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "