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Inflections of 'bigotry' (n): npl: bigotries

big•ot•ry n. [uncountable]

extreme unwillingness to accept the possibility that an idea differing from one's own may be correct:We must fight bigotry with patience.
the actions, prejudices, etc., of a bigot:encountered bigotry wherever she went.

big•ot•ry n., pl. -ries.

stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
the actions, beliefs, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.

bigot + -ry, formation parallel to French bigoterie 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bigotry /ˈbɪɡətrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)

the attitudes, behaviour, or way of thinking of a bigot; prejudice; intolerance

'bigotry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

smack - Victorian - vigilantism - broad-minded - dissociate - hate - liberal - tolerance

In Lists: English, Vocabulary, words, more...

Synonyms: intolerance, prejudice, dogmatism, discrimination, narrowmindedness, more...

Collocations: I do not tolerate bigotry in my [house, home]., bigotry and [racism, intolerance, discrimination, hatred, violence], the bigotry of the [church, political extremes ], more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "bigotry" in the title:

Casual bigotry
Not given the state our world is in with its blatant bigotry and sexism
stand for anti-bigotry, anti-Semitism, anti-racism [anti--]
the sociological facts of class bigotry don’t alter the facts of how sentences are structured

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