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Webster 1913 Edition
Persecutor
Per′se-cuˊtor
,Noun.
[L.: cf. F.
persécuteur
.] One who persecutes, or harasses.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Persecutor
PER'SECUTOR
,Noun.
Henry rejected the pope's supremacy, but retained every corruption beside, and became a cruel persecutor.
Definition 2024
persecutor
persecutor
English
Alternative forms
- persecutour (obsolete)
Noun
persecutor (plural persecutors)
- A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /per.seˈkuː.tor/, [pɛr.sɛˈkuː.tɔr]
Noun
persecūtor m (genitive persecūtōris); third declension
- pursuer
- persecutor of Christians
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | persecūtor | persecūtōrēs |
| genitive | persecūtōris | persecūtōrum |
| dative | persecūtōrī | persecūtōribus |
| accusative | persecūtōrem | persecūtōrēs |
| ablative | persecūtōre | persecūtōribus |
| vocative | persecūtor | persecūtōrēs |
Related terms
References
- persecutor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “persecutor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.