persecution

Noun
  1. The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) (synset 100421490)
    referred to in: faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
    is a type of: abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment
    subtypes:
    • oppression, subjugation - the act of subjugating by cruelty
    • pogrom - organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
    • torture, torturing - the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

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