Definition that contains persecute
- elijah a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
- goebbels German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945)
- zealot a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
- house of war areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
- pius xii pope who maintained neutrality during World War II and was later criticized for not aiding the Jews who were persecuted by Hitler (1876-1958)
- jew-baiter someone who hates and would persecute Jews
- anti-semite someone who hates and would persecute Jews
- sipah-e-sahaba a vicious sectarian organization in Pakistan that persecutes Shiite Muslims and collaborates with al-Qaeda to attack foreigners and to disrupt the government of Pakistan
- dar al-harb areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
- joseph goebbels German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945)