Afflicted vs Persecuted - What's the difference?
afflicted | persecuted |
(afflict)
To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
* 1611 , 1:11–12:
* 1611 , 23:27:
(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
* Milton
(obsolete) To make low or humble.
* Jeremy Taylor
(persecute)
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.
As verbs the difference between afflicted and persecuted
is that afflicted is (afflict) while persecuted is (persecute).afflicted
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(en verb)- Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict' them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. But the more they ' afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
- Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- reassembling our afflicted powers
- (Spenser)
- Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth.
persecuted
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(head)persecute
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(persecut)- "Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." – Matt. 5:44.