Definition of Bigot

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Definition of Bigot

Bigot

A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious hypocrite.

A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to his own church, party, belief, or opinion.

Bigoted.

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Bigot Quotations

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.
George Bernard Shaw

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.
Andrew Carnegie

We call a man a bigot or a slave of dogma because he is a thinker who has thought thoroughly and to a definite end.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
Ambrose Bierce

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.
Josh Billings

The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

I'm not any kind of a bigot, I'm not.
Samuel Alito

Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service philosophy. But overall, they do better than any other player.
Donald Norman

You're absolutely right: Bob Grant is a racist, Bob Grant is a bigot, he's a despicable talk show host and I agree with that.
Alan Dershowitz

How it infuriates a bigot, when he is forced to drag out his dark convictions!
Logan Pearsall Smith

Bigot Translations

bigot in French is bigot
bigot in Norwegian is fanatiker
bigot in Spanish is intolerante

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