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Definition: Persecuted |
PersecutedAdjective1. Wrongfully subjugated and oppressed. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "persecuted" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: PersecutedSynonyms: downtrodden (adj), oppressed (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Persecuted |
| English words defined with "persecuted": Elijah ♦ Goebbels ♦ harass ♦ Joseph Goebbels ♦ oppress ♦ Paul Joseph Goebbels, persecute. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "persecuted": Abdomen ♦ Berea ♦ Cainites ♦ Iconium ♦ Science Persecuted ♦ Tiger, Transfiguration. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "persecuted": Persecute. (references) |
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| Author | Quotation |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. |
Thomas B. Macaulay | A church is disaffected when it is persecuted, quiet when it is tolerated, and actively loyal when it is favored and cherished. |
Voltaire | To announce truths is an infallible receipt for being persecuted. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | After which I was hunted, hounded, pursued, persecuted, slandered, railed at, spit upon, cursed, proscribed. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Innocent groups of people were blamed for spreading plague and were persecuted by the panicked masses. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Pakistan | Some of Ali's supporters claim that he was being persecuted for his allegedly unorthodox Islamic beliefs. (references) |
Japan | The Government requires applicants to appear at an immigration office within 60 days of arrival or within 60 days of learning that they are likely to be persecuted in their home country. (references) | |
Belarus | Under both Constitutions, the State may grant refugee status to persons who were persecuted in other states for their political and religious convictions or because of their nationality. (references) | |
Economic History | Paraguay | During Stroessner's 34-year reign, political freedoms were severely limited, and opponents of the regime were systematically harassed and persecuted in the name of national security and anticommunism. (references) |
Human Rights | Bolivia | In March the Bolivian Permanent Assembly for Human Rights (APDH) and other nongovernmental organizations (NGO's) submitted a suit against the Government to the IACHR alleging that the Government tortured and persecuted persons accused of being members of the Tupaj Katari Guerrilla Army (EGTK) terrorist organization between 1998 and 1993. The Government denied the accusations. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Instead of holding forth an Asylum to the persecuted, it is itself a signal of persecution. |
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| "Persecuted" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 63.70% of the time. "Persecuted" is used about 135 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 63.7% | 86 | 35,638 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 20% | 27 | 66,962 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 14.81% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.74% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (common) | 0.74% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 135 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "persecuted": much-persecuted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
persecuted church | 28 |
persecuted christian | 12 |
persecuted | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "persecuted"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مضطهد (aggrieved, depressed, oppressed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 迫害 (Crucified, Crucify, Crucifying, Persecute, Persecuting, Persecution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | verfolgte (chased, haunted, pursued, quarry, victim of persecution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | רדוף (pursued, ridden), נגוש (oppressed, oppression, persecution), נרדף (downtrodden, oppressed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | tranlaasit (harassed, oppressed, tyrannized). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ersecutedpay oropsit (forsaken, ground-down, homeless, lorn, tormented, tortured, unfortunate). (various references) преследовать преследуемый. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 22, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | OV tauthn thn odon ediwxa acri qanatou desmeuwn kai paradidouV eiV fulakaV andraV te kai gunaikaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui hanc viam persecutus sum usque ad mortem alligans et tradens in custodias viros ac mulieres |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Y pursuede this weie til to the deth, byndynge and bitakinge `in to holdis men and wymmen, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And I persecuted this waye vnto the deeth byndynge and delyveringe into preson bothe men and wemen |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And I persecuted this way even to death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 22, Verse 4 |
| Albanian | unë kam përndjekur këtë Udhë deri në vdekje, duke lidhur dhe duke futur në burg burra dhe gra, |
| Cebuano | Gilutos ko gayud kining Dalana hangtud ngadto sa kamatayon, nga nanggapos sa mga lalaki ug mga babaye, ug nagbanlud kanila sa mga bilanggoan, |
| Croatian | Ovaj sam Put na smrt progonio, u okove bacao i predavao u tamnice muževe i žene, |
| Danish | Og jeg forfulgte denne Vej indtil Døden, idet jeg lagde både Mænd og Kvinder i Lænker og overgav dem til Fængsler, |
| Dutch | Die dezen weg vervolgd heb tot den dood, bindende en in de gevangenissen overleverende beiden mannen en vrouwen. |
| Finnish | Ja minä vainosin tätä tietä aina kuolemaan asti, sitoen ja heittäen vankeuteen sekä miehiä että naisia, |
| French | J`ai persécuté à mort cette doctrine, liant et mettant en prison hommes et femmes. |
| German | und habe diesen Weg verfolgt bis an den Tod. Ich band sie und überantwortete sie ins Gefängnis, Männer und Weiber; |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen te pèsekite moun ki t'ap swiv chemen Bondye a jouk pou m' te touye yo. Fanm kou gason, mwen te arete tout moun mete nan prizon. |
| Hungarian | És ezt a tudományt üldöztem mind halálig, megkötözvén és tömlöczbe vetvén mind férfiakat, mind asszonyokat. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Saya menganiaya sampai mati pengikut-pengikut ajaran baru itu. Mereka semua, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan, saya tangkap dan masukkan ke dalam penjara. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Aku sudah menganiayakan orang yang menurut jalan agama ini sehingga membunuh, mengikat dan menyerahkan orang ke dalam penjara, baik laki-laki baik perempuan. |
| Italian | Io perseguitai a morte questa nuova dottrina, arrestando e gettando in prigione uomini e donne, |
| Latvian | Un ðo mâcîbu esmu vajâjis lîdz nâvei, saistîdams un nododams cietumâ vîrieðus un sievietes, |
| Maori | A whakatoia ana e ahau nga tangata o tenei tikanga, tae ana ki te mate; herea ana e ahau nga tane me nga wahine, a tukua ana ki nga whare herehere. |
| Norwegian | jeg forfulgte Guds vei til døden, bandt og kastet i fengsel både menn og kvinner, |
| Portuguese | E persegui este Caminho até a morte, algemando e metendo em prisões tanto a homens como a mulheres, |
| Rumanian | Am prigonit pknq la moarte aceastq Cale, am legat wi am pus kn temniyq bqrbayi wi femei: |
| Shuar | Tura Jesusan umirkaru ármia nuna Máataj tusan pataatukni wekaimiajai. Túran aishmankan nuwancha achikian sepunam enkeataj tusan Túrimiajai. |
| Spanish | Yo perseguí este Camino hasta la muerte, tomando presos y entregando a las cárceles a hombres y también a mujeres, |
| Swahili | Niliwatesa hata kuwaua wale watu waliofuata Njia hii. Niliwatia nguvuni wanaume kwa wanawake na kuwafunga gerezani. |
| Uma | Jadi', toe pai' kuhuduwukui wengi mpo'ewa tauna to mpotuku' Tudui' Pue' Yesus. Ria-ra to kupatehi. Wori' -ra to kuhoko' pai' to kutarungku', lompe' tomane lompe' tobine. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Persecuted" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: percecuted, persecue, perseute. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "persecuted" (pronounced per"sukyuw'tud) |
| 8 | -s u k y uw' t u d | executed. |
| 7 | -u k y uw' t u d | electrocuted. |
| 6 | -k y uw' t u d | prosecuted. |
| 4 | -uw' t u d | constituted, convoluted, instituted, parachuted, reconstituted, substituted. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-e-p-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: persecute, respected, sceptered, supercede. | |
-2 letters: pestered, precedes, resected, sceptred, secreted. | |
-3 letters: crested, crudest, crusted, decrees, deepest, deputes, erected, eructed, erupted, perdues, perused, petered, precede, precuts, recedes, recepts, recused, reduces, reested, reputed, reputes, rescued, respect, scepter, sceptre, seceder, secrete, secured, seducer, specter, spectre, speeder, speered, spruced, spurted, steeped, steeper, steered, supered. | |
-4 letters: ceders, cereus, certes. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-e-p-r-s-t-u" | |
+2 letters: decrepitudes. | |
+3 letters: superinfected. | |
+4 letters: counterstepped, overspeculated. | |
+5 letters: superintendence, superintendency. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 65 72 73 65 63 75 74 65 64 |
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