"persecutor" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [pɛr.sɛˈkuː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [per.seˈkuː.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From persequor, persecutus. Head templates: {{la-noun|persecūtor<3>}} persecūtor m (genitive persecūtōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|persecūtor<3>}} Forms: persecūtor [canonical, masculine], persecūtōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], persecūtor [nominative, singular], persecūtōrēs [nominative, plural], persecūtōris [genitive, singular], persecūtōrum [genitive, plural], persecūtōrī [dative, singular], persecūtōribus [dative, plural], persecūtōrem [accusative, singular], persecūtōrēs [accusative, plural], persecūtōre [ablative, singular], persecūtōribus [ablative, plural], persecūtor [singular, vocative], persecūtōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. pursuer Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-persecutor-la-noun-cQx6PhfQ
  2. (Ecclesiastical Latin) persecutor of Christians Tags: Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-persecutor-la-noun-Akl8-L2B Categories (other): Ecclesiastical Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: persector
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