Persecute vs Vilify - What's the difference?
persecute | vilify |
To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.
To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
To say defamatory things about someone or something.
To belittle through speech; to put down.
As verbs the difference between persecute and vilify
is that persecute is while vilify is to say defamatory things about someone or something.persecute
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Verb
(persecut)- "Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." – Matt. 5:44.