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bigotry [ˈbɪgətrɪ] n pl -ries the attitudes, behaviour, or way of thinking of a bigot; prejudice; intolerance 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
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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 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] Translations bigotry [ˈbɪgətri] n (religious) → fanatisme m, sectarisme m religious bigotry → fanatisme religieux, sectarisme religieux racist bigotry → intolérance f raciste big screen n (= cinema) the big screen → le grand écran modif the big screen version → la version grand écran big shot n → grand ponte > m big-ticket [ˌbɪgˈtɪkɪt] modif (US) big-ticket item, big-ticket purchase → gros achat m big time big-time adj [football, investment] → de première catégorie f n to hit the big time → percer adv (US) → de manière spectaculaire big toe n → gros orteil m big top n [circus] → grand chapiteau m big wheel n (at fair) → grande roue f (= important person) a big wheel → une huile > bigotry n → eifernde Borniertheit; (Rel) → Bigotterie f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is a phenomenon that strikes everyone, and we have to get to the point where we can put these evil bigotries behind us so we can focus on the spread of AIDS, the availability of treatment, the teaching of preventive measures, the use of condoms. Villette reflects the biases and bigotries of the period in which it was written. So Levin made ``Protocols of Zion,'' in which he studies a wide, raucous array of current bigotries while debunking passages from the book itself. |
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