bigot
English
Etymology
From French bigot (“a sanctimonious person; a religious hypocrite”), from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, of uncertain origin. It is often thought to derive from an Old French derogatory term applied to the religious Normans, said to be known for frequently swearing "by God" (in Middle English as bi God; compare Old English bī god, Middle High German bī got, Middle Dutch bi gode); compare the French use of "goddams" to refer to the English in Joan of Arc's time. Liberman however thinks this has "too strong a taste of a folk etymological guess invented in retrospect" and prefers Grammont et al.'s theory that it derives from Albigot (“Albigensian heretic”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪɡət/, enPR: bĭgʹət
Noun
bigot (plural bigots)
- One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.
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See also
Further reading
- bigot in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- bigot in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- bigot at OneLook Dictionary Search
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧got
Adjective
bigot
- (of a woman) buxom; having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts
- sleek; slim and streamlined
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:bigot.
French
Etymology
Maybe from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, a derogatory term applied to Normans for their frequent note of the Old English oath bī god "by God".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.ɡo/
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Adjective
bigot (feminine singular bigote, masculine plural bigots, feminine plural bigotes)
- over-pious, holier-than-thou
Further reading
- “bigot” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǐɡot/
- Hyphenation: bi‧got
Declension
References
- “bigot” in Hrvatski jezični portal