bigotry
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bigotry
- /ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From French bigoterie, from bigot. By surface analysis, bigot + -ry.
noun bigotries
- The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance. The remarkable resilience of the Ku Klux Klan is a sad reminder of the persistence of racial and religious bigotry in the United States. No terrorist organization can match the Klan's mystique or long history, and few can match its success.
- Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
Similar: bigotness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dogmatism, racism, extremism, sectarian, sectarianism, fanaticism, bias, insularity, prejudice, narrow-mindedness, obscurantism, intransigence, intolerance, implacability, intolerant, bigot
noun
Similar: bigotness
Translations
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noun intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance
| Español | discriminación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 편협한 신앙 pyeonhyeophan sinang |
| 中文 | 偏見 /偏见 piānjiàn, 偏執 /偏执 piānzhí |
| Português | preconceito, fanatismo |
| Français | bigoterie |
| Deutsch | Bigotterie, Engstirnigkeit, Borniertheit, fanatische Verblendung |
| Ελληνικά | μισαλλοδοξία misallodoxía |
| Русский | фанати́зм fanatízm, нетерпи́мость neterpímostʹ, ха́нжество xánžestvo, мракобе́сие mrakobésije |
| العربية | تعصب |
Talk about this word "bigotry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bigotry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bigotry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bigotry "bigotry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bigotry.Cite this
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title = {bigotry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bigotry},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
