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Webster 1913 Edition


Bigotry

Big′ot-ry

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
bigoterie
.]
1.
The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one’s own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them.
2.
The practice or tenets of a bigot.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bigotry

BIG'OTRY

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Noun.
Obstinate or blind attachment to a particular creed, or to certain tenets; unreasonable zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect or opinion; excessive prejudice.
1.
The practice or tenet of a bigot.

Definition 2024


bigotry

bigotry

English

Noun

bigotry (countable and uncountable, plural bigotries)

  1. Intolerance or prejudice, especially religious or racial; discrimination (against); the characteristic qualities of a bigot.
    Members of the Ku Klux Klan practiced extreme bigotry.

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