- persistently harassed or oppressed, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation: Having been raised in a frequently persecuted faith, the idea of any state religion makes me very nervous.
- the simple past tense and past participle of persecute.
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