Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant Religion.
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Persecution
/ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/
Synonyms for "persecution" (86 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(10 words)
martyrdommccarthyismmolestationnightmarenuisanceoppressionoutragepain in the neckpassionpestproblempunishmentpurgatoryrackred baitingred-baitingsubjugationsuppressiontormenttormenting
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7 entrieseconomic persecutionethnic persecutionmass persecutionpolitical persecutionracial persecutionreligious persecutionstate-sponsored persecution
Collocations
5 entriespersecution of minoritiespolitical persecutionreligious persecutionstate persecutionsystemic persecution
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3 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
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Stop the persecution!
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In spite of the tyrant’s persecution, the hero valiantly carried on the struggle.
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