( n. )
The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship.
( n. )
The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012