Definition of "persecutions" [persecutions]

• Plural form of persecution. (noun)

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• "The most severe and prolonged of all the persecutions was the last, the so-called persecution under Diocletian."
• "One result of the persecutions was the rise of serious disputes, and even schisms, from differences regarding the administration of discipline by the bishops."
• "But remembering these facts, and recalling the persecutions of Buddhists by each other, of Christianity by the state, and knowing to-day many earnest, self-sacrificing and persistent Christians, I am convinced that such a judgment is mistaken."