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bigot
noun
    1. Someone who is persistently prejudiced, especially about religion or politics, and refuses to tolerate the opinions of others.
      Thesaurus: chauvinist, redneck (US slang), dogmatist, partisan, fanatic, extremist; racist, sexist, hater; Antonym: humanitarian, liberal.
Derivative: bigoted
adj
    Showing prejudice and intolerance
      Thesaurus: biased, prejudiced, chauvinistic, dogmatic, intolerant, closed-minded, narrow-minded, opinionated, prejudiced, intolerant, illiberal; Antonym: enlightened, progressive, open-minded, tolerant.
Derivative: bigotry
noun
    . the display of prejudice and intolerance
      Thesaurus: intolerance, injustice, bias, discrimination, racism, sexism, sectarianism, jingoism.
Etymology: 16c, first meaning ‘a superstitious hypocrite': French.



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