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Prodigy vs Persecute - What's the difference?

prodigy | persecute |

As a noun prodigy

is .

As a verb persecute is

.

prodigy

English

Noun

(prodigies)
  • * 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 87:
  • John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.
  • An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
  • An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
  • A wonderful example of something.
  • An extremely talented person, especially a child.
  • Synonyms

    * (extremely talented person) wunderkind, girl wonder, girl-genius, boy-genius, boy wonder, child prodigy.

    See also

    * precocious * prodigal * child prodigy * prodigy house

    persecute

    English

    Verb

    (persecut)
  • 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.
  • "Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." – Matt. 5:44.
  • To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
  • Synonyms

    * oppress, harass, distress, worry, annoy

    References

    (Webster 1913) ----