Persecution

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

the act or practice stories for girls. Her works include: "After the Ball, and Other Poems" of persecuting; specifically, the act of afflicting with suffering or loss of life or (1875); "For a Woman" (1885), a novel; "New Songs and Ballads" (1886); "A property for adherence to particular Flock of Girls" (1887); "A Rosebud Garopinions, religious creed, political views, nationality, etc., either as a penalty or den of Girls" (1892); "Hope Benham" in order to compel the sufferers to renounce the principles in which they be- PERRY, OLIVER HAZARD, an lieve. American naval officer; born in South The word first became current in Kingston, R. I., Aug. 23, 1785; famous Christian circles in connection with _10 for his defeat of a British force on Lake persecutions of Christians under the Ro- Erie in 1813. Perry, who had nine man emperors. The first was the persecution under Nero, A. D. 64; the second, under Domitian, A. D. 95; the third, under Trajan, A. D. 106; the fourth, under Marcus Aurelius, A. D. 166; the fifth, under Septimius Severus, A. D. 198; the sixth, under Maximinus, A. D. 235; the seventh, under Decius, A. D. 250; the eighth, under Valerian, A. D. 258; the ninth, under Aurelian, A. D. 275; and the tenth, under Diocletian, A. D. 303. The mediæval church persecuted all whom it considered heretics, and the Reformation in England everywhere had to struggle against perevery secution. When it became powerful enough, it also became intolerant to those who differed from it, passing and carrying out penal laws against Roman Catholics, dissenters, and unbelievers.