Definitions for Bigotry
ˈbɪg ə tribig·ot·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bigotry, dogmatismnoun

   the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bigotrynoun

   Intolerance or prejudice, especially religious or racial; discrimination (against); the characteristic qualities of a bigot.

   Members of the Ku Klux Klan practiced extreme bigotry.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bigotrynoun

   Etymology: from bigot.

   1. Blind zeal; prejudice; unreasonable warmth in favour of party or opinions; with the particle to.

   Were it not for a bigotry to our own tenets, we could hardly imagine, that so many absurd, wicked, and bloody principles, should pretend to support themselves by the gospel. Isaac Watts.

   2. The practice or tenet of a bigot.

   Our silence makes our adversaries think we persist in those bigotries, which all good and sensible men despise. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bigotry

   Discrimination is the act of making unjustified, prejudiced distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories. Discrimination especially occurs when individuals or groups are unfairly treated in a way which is worse than other people are treated, on the basis of their actual or perceived membership in certain groups or social categories. It involves restricting members of one group from opportunities or privileges that are available to members of another group.Discriminatory traditions, policies, ideas, practices and laws exist in many countries and institutions in all parts of the world, including territories where discrimination is generally looked down upon. In some places, attempts such as quotas have been used to benefit those who are believed to be current or past victims of discrimination. These attempts have often been met with controversy, and have sometimes been called reverse discrimination.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 4 votes

1. Bigotrynoun

   the state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them

2. Bigotrynoun

   the practice or tenets of a bigot

WikidataRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. Bigotry

   Bigotry is the state of mind of a bigot: someone who, as a result of their prejudices, treats other people with hatred, contempt, and intolerance on the basis of a person's ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. described bigotry in the following quotation: "The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract."

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1. • Intolerance

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bigotry in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bigotry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Bigotry in a Sentence

1. Tom Witt:

   What we see are Kansans getting tired of a lot of politics of division and bigotry, the Democrats of northeast Kansas want to send a message than Kansans are not all what you think we are.

2. Daniel Andrews:

   People can get upset at the fact that someone resigned. I'm much more focused on the fact that people are harming themselves and, sometimes, taking their own lives, because of bigotry and prejudice. (in response to criticism for his views on ex-Essendon FC CEO Andrew Thorburn’s links to a controversial church, saying the issues are “much much bigger” than a footy club)

3. Jeanne Leonard:

   I feel like the divisiveness in our country has become poisonous, i feel like bigotry and hatred, xenophobia, homophobia are causing a divide in our country that is not going to be healed easily. And I think that Trump is not capable of making rational decisions.

4. Ibrahim Hooper:

   I think our position from the beginning is no organization should profit from bigotry.

5. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson:

   Hate, bullying and bigotry are cancers of our society.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bigotry
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bigotry
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Bigotry
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigotry
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bigotry
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bigotry