Bible Dictionaries
Oppression
King James Dictionary
OPPRES'SION, n.
1. The act of oppressing the imposition of unreasonable burdens, either in taxes or services cruelty severity.
2. The state of being oppressed or overburdened misery.
the Lord - saw the oppression of Israel. 2 Kings 8 .
3. Hardship calamity.
4. Depression dullness of spirits lassitude of body.
5. A sense of heaviness or weight in the breast, &c.
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Entry for 'Oppression'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/o/oppression.html.