bigot
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French bigot (“a bigot, hypocrite”), from Middle French, from Old French bigot, a derogatory term applied to Normans for their frequent note of the Old English oath bī god "by God".
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[edit] Noun
bigot (plural bigots)
- One who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.
- One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
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[edit] Translations
one obstinately or intolerantly devoted to their own opinions and prejudices
one strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and intolerant of those who differ
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- bigot in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- bigot in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- bigot at OneLook Dictionary Search
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[edit] Noun
bigot m. (plural bigots)
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Maybe from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, a derogatory term applied to Normans for their frequent note of the Old English oath bī god "by God".
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
bigot m. (plural bigots; feminine bigote, plural bigotes)
[edit] Adjective
bigot m. (f. bigote, m. plural bigots, f. plural bigotes)
- over-pious, holier-than-thou
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