bigotry
English
editEtymology
editFrom French bigoterie, from bigot, equivalent to bigot + -ry.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbigotry (countable and uncountable, plural bigotries)
- Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious, anti-religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
- 1979, Ted Robert Gurr, Violence in America: Protest, Rebellion, Reform, page 131:
- 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.
- (dated) Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
Usage notes
editBigotry is stronger than prejudice or intolerance, though it is often confused with these.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
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editTranslations
editintolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance
Further reading
edit- “bigotry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “bigotry”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “bigotry”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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