noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/
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CMU ARPABET:B IH1 G AH0 T R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dogmatism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intolerance
History
Etymology
From French bigoterie, from bigot. By surface analysis, bigot + -ry.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تعصب
— intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance
Azerbaijani:
təəssübkeşlik
— intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance
Azerbaijani:
təəssüb
— intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance
Catalan:
fanatisme
— intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance
Catalan:
intolerància
— intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance