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big·ot·ry
(bĭg′ə-trē)n.
The attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of a bigot; intolerance.
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bigotry
(ˈbɪɡətrɪ)n, pl -ries
the attitudes, behaviour, or way of thinking of a bigot; prejudice; intolerance
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big•ot•ry
(ˈbɪg ə tri)n.
1. extreme intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
2. the actions, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.
[1665–75; < French]
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bigotry
obtuse or narrow-minded intolerance, especially of other races or religions. — bigot, n., — bigoted, adj.
See also: Raceobtuse or narrow-minded intolerance, especially of other races or religions. — bigot, n. — bigoted, adj.
See also: Religionobtuse or narrow-minded intolerance, especially of other races or religions. — bigot, n. — bigoted, adj.
See also: Attitudes-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. | bigotry - the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot intolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs |
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bigotry
noun intolerance, discrimination, racism, prejudice, bias, ignorance, injustice, sexism, unfairness, xenophobia, chauvinism, fanaticism, sectarianism, jingoism, racialism, dogmatism, provincialism, narrow-mindedness, mindlessness, pig-ignorance (slang), illiberality He deplored religious bigotry.
tolerance, forbearance, permissiveness, open-mindedness, broad-mindedness
tolerance, forbearance, permissiveness, open-mindedness, broad-mindedness
Quotations
"Bigotry may roughly be defined as the anger of men who have no opinions" [G.K. Chesterton Heretics]
"Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand"
"With a grip that kills it" [Rabindranath Tagore Fireflies]
"Bigotry may roughly be defined as the anger of men who have no opinions" [G.K. Chesterton Heretics]
"Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand"
"With a grip that kills it" [Rabindranath Tagore Fireflies]
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bigotry
nounIrrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion:
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Translations
تَعَصُّب أعْمى، تَطرُّف في الرأي
bigotnostfanatismus
snævertsynethed
vakbuzgóság
òröngsÿni; hleypidómasemi
bigotnosť
pobožnjaštvo
bağnazlıkyobazlık
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bigotry
[ˈbɪgətri] n (religious) → fanatisme m, sectarisme m
religious bigotry → fanatisme religieux, sectarisme religieux
religious bigotry → fanatisme religieux, sectarisme religieux
racist bigotry → intolérance f racistebig screen
modif
the big screen version → la version grand écranbig shot n → grand ponte mbig-ticket [ˌbɪgˈtɪkɪt] modif (US) big-ticket item, big-ticket purchase → gros achat mbig time big-time
the big screen version → la version grand écranbig shot n → grand ponte mbig-ticket [ˌbɪgˈtɪkɪt] modif (US) big-ticket item, big-ticket purchase → gros achat mbig time big-time
adj [football, investment] → de première catégorie f
n
to hit the big time → percer
to hit the big time → percer
adv (US) → de manière spectaculairebig toe n → gros orteil mbig top n [circus] → grand chapiteau mbig wheel n
(at fair) → grande roue f
(= important person) a big wheel → une huile
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bigotry
n → eifernde Borniertheit; (Rel) → Bigotterie f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bigot
(ˈbigət) noun a person who constantly and stubbornly holds a particular point of view etc. a religious bigot.
ˈbigoted adjectiveˈbigotry noun
bigoted attitude or behaviour.
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