persecution

English

/ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/, /ˌpɜːsəˈkjuːʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of persecuting.
  • A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people, often based on race, religion, sexuality, or social beliefs.

Etymology

Suffix from English persecute borrowed from Old French persecucion derived from Latin persecūtio, persequor (pursue, follow up), sequor (follow, I follow) root from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

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