bigot

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who is obstinately prejudiced against people with different identities, beliefs, or opinions

   The speaker was condemned as a bigot after calling for one religious group to lose its civil rights.

2. 2
   noun

   historically, a person excessively or hypocritically devoted to a religious creed

   The satirist portrays the magistrate as a pious bigot who ignores the charity his faith requires.

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Simplified etymology

Bigot entered English from French in the late 16th century, initially denoting a superstitious religious hypocrite. Its earlier origin is uncertain, but it may derive from the English oath “By God” or a comparable Germanic expression.

From French bigot, originally a sanctimonious person or religious hypocrite, of disputed origin. English broadened the word from excessive religious zeal to obstinate intolerance of other beliefs, groups, or identities; it is strongly disapproving.

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