We found 34 dictionaries that define the word persecution:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

1. persecution: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2. persecution: Merriam-Webster
3. persecution: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
4. persecution: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
5. persecution: Collins English Dictionary
6. persecution: Vocabulary.com
7. Persecution, persecution: Wordnik
8. persecution: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
9. persecution: Wiktionary
10. persecution: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
11. persecution: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
12. persecution: Infoplease Dictionary
13. Persecution, persecution: Dictionary.com
14. persecution: Online Etymology Dictionary
15. persecution: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
16. Persecution (film), Persecution: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
17. Persecution: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
18. persecution: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
19. persecution: Rhymezone
20. Persecution: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
21. persecution: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
22. persecution: FreeDictionary.org
23. persecution: Mnemonic Dictionary
24. persecution: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (4 matching dictionaries)

25. persecution: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
26. THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM (No longer online)
27. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
28. persecution: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

29. Persecution: Encyclopedia

Religion (2 matching dictionaries)

30. Persecution: Easton Bible
31. Persecution: Catholic Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

32. persecution: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See persecutions as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary ( ) ▸ noun:  The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution. Similar: spiritual violence, punishment, pogrom, pelting, pain-making, tormenting, pogromization, pertusion, punishing, pression, more... Opposite: protection, support, freedom, tolerance, acceptance Types: religious, ethnic, racial, political, sexual, class, gender, age, nationality, species, more... Phrases: persecution complex, Persecution Mania, persecution complexes, delusions of persecution, delusion of persecution, more... Adjectives: religious, political, cruel, severe, nazi, much, violent, general, bitter, systematic, decian Colors:     black,     gray,     dark red,     blood red,     maroon, more... ▸ Word origin ▸ Words similar to persecution ▸ Usage examples for persecution ▸ Idioms related to persecution ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Popular adjectives describing persecution ▸ Words that often appear near persecution ▸ Rhymes of persecution ▸ Invented words related to persecution