Bible Dictionaries
Persecution
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A carrying on; prosecution.
(2):
(n.) The state or condition of being persecuted.
(3):
(n.) The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Persecution'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/persecution.html. 1828.