Antonyms for persecuted

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pur-si-kyoot

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut

Definition of persecuted

Origin : mid-15c., "to oppress for the holding of a belief or opinion," from Middle French persécuter "pursue, torment, open legal action" (14c.), from Latin persecutus, past participle of persequi "to pursue" (see persecution). Related: Persecuted; persecuting.

verb wrong, torment

Example sentences :

The blessed Savior was persecuted in his very infancy and had to be hid by his parents.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

You must always be a true knight for the persecuted and unprotected.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

If they have hated me they will hate you also; if they have persecuted me they will persecute you.'
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Is it true that you are persecuted by this knave's addresses?'
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

The guard treated him unfairly, lied about him to the warden, lost his credits, persecuted him.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

He persecuted Vigilius: he deposed his own patriarch Eutychius.
Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies

But how was I to know that Strickland Morley was a persecuted saint?
Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

And for twelve long months he persecuted me with his attentions.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

The inhabitants were generally Protestants, and Philip persecuted them cruelly.
Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott

Badges of honor; since to be persecuted is nobler than to persecute.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

Synonyms for persecuted

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