Many religious groups have suffered persecution because of their different beliefs.

persecution 是名词，来自动词 persecute（迫害、虐待）。persecute 由前缀 per-（表示"彻底地"）和词根 secute（来自拉丁语 sequi，意为"跟随"）组成，字面意思是"彻底地跟随"，引申为"追捕、迫害"。 persecution 指因种族、宗教或政治观点不同而遭受的系统性迫害或虐待。