Persecuted
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Persecuted - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
PER'SECUTED, pp. Harassed by troubles or punishments unjustly inflicted, particularly for religious opinions.
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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