persecutio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From persequor +‎ -tiō.

Noun

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persecūtiō f (genitive persecūtiōnis); third declension

  1. pursuit, chase
  2. prosecution
  3. persecution (of Christians)

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Descendants

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References

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  • persecutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • persecutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.