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91crucify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See killing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To kill by crucifixion] Syn. execute, nail to the cross, hang, torture; see kill 1 . 2. [To torment] Syn. torture, persecute, pillory, bedevil; see bother 2 ,… …
92oppress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. persecute, burden, crush, afflict, grieve, load, de press; overbear, compress, overtax, overburden; tyrannize. See malevolence, badness, severity, subjection, wrong. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. trouble …
93QUISQUIS DE RAMUS — QUISQUIS (DU) DE RAMUS OU LA RAMÉE , Avec quelques observations utiles sur les persécuteurs, les calomniateurs, et les faiseurs de libelles. Il vous importe fort peu, mon cher lecteur, qu une des plus violentes persécutions excitées au… …
94APOSTASY — APOSTASY, term applied by members of the deserted faith for the change of one faith, set of loyalties, and worship for another. The conception of apostasy could not arise in the atmosphere of polytheism practiced in antiquity before the advent of …
95Dragoon — Dra*goon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dragooning}.] 1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. [1913 Webster] 2. To compel submission by violent measures;… …
96Dragooned — Dragoon Dra*goon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dragooning}.] 1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. [1913 Webster] 2. To compel submission by violent… …
97Dragooning — Dragoon Dra*goon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dragooning}.] 1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. [1913 Webster] 2. To compel submission by violent… …
98wrong — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrang, from *wrang, adjective, wrong Date: before 12th century 1. a. an injurious, unfair, or unjust act ; action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause b. a violation… …
99Dragoon — This article is about mounted infantry, later cavalry, troops. For other uses, see Dragoon (disambiguation). Statue of a dragoon on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris The word dragoon originally meant mounted infantry, who were trained in… …
100Nero — For other uses, see Nero (disambiguation). Nero 5th Emperor of the Roman Empire Bust of Nero at the Musei Capitolini, Rome Reign …
