Bible Dictionaries
Persecute
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
(2):
(v. t.) 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 adherence to a particular religious creed or mode of worship.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Persecute'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/persecute.html. 1828.