bigot

== English == === Etymology === From French bigot (“a sanctimonious person; a religious hypocrite”), from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, of disputed origin. It is most often believed to have derived from the identical Old French derogatory term bigot applied to the overly religious Normans, said to be known for frequently swearing Middle English bi God (“by God”) (compare Old English bī god, Middle High German bī got, Middle Dutch bi gode), which is also thought to be the origin of the surname Bigott, Bygott. (Compare the French use of "goddamns" to refer to the English in Joan of Arc's time, and les sommobiches (see son of a bitch) during World War I). From meaning "someone overly religious" it came to mean "someone overly devoted to their own religious opinion", and then to its current sense. The French Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales supports the Germanic origin theory above. Liberman however opines that this has "too strong a taste of a folk etymological guess invented in retrospect" and prefers Grammont et al.'s theory that it derives from Albigot (“inhabitant of Albi”), named after the commune in southern France where Catharism (also known as Albigensianism) is thought to have originated. However, neither the Oxford English Dictionary nor Online Etymology Dictionary list Grammont and Liberman's theory among their possible origins. Compare typologically Russian ханжа́ (xanžá) (< Ottoman Turkish حاجی (hacı, “Kaaba pilgrim”)). === Pronunciation === enPR: bĭgʹət, IPA(key): /ˈbɪɡət/ Rhymes: -ɪɡət === Noun === bigot (plural bigots) One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc. (obsolete) One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so. 1653, Urquhart, translating Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais, book 1: He is no bigot or hypocrite, he is not torn and divided betwixt reality and appearance, no wretch of a rugged and peevish disposition, but honest, jovial, resolute, and a good fellow. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === bigot list holier-than-thou hypocrite === References === === Further reading === “bigot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “bigot”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “bigot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Noun === bigot m (plural bigots) alternative form of bigoti == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bi‧got === Adjective === bigot (of a woman) buxom; having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts 2011 — Monternel, Fred Fuentes, Isla (31 August), From Junquera with Love, SuperBalita sleek; slim and streamlined == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bigot, from Middle French bigot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈɣɔt/ Hyphenation: bi‧got Rhymes: -ɔt === Adjective === bigot (comparative bigotter, superlative bigotst) holier-than-thou, excessively pious Synonym: kwezelachtig sanctimonious Synonym: schijnheilig ==== Declension ==== === Noun === bigot m (plural bigotten, no diminutive) a holier-than-thou person, an extremely pious person Synonyms: femelaar, kwezel, pilaarbijter == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, a derogatory term applied to Normans, possibly due to their frequent use of the Old English oath bī god (“by God”). See also English bigot for a further possible etymology. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.ɡo/ === Noun === bigot m (plural bigots, feminine bigote) bigot, holier-than-thou === Adjective === bigot (feminine bigote, masculine plural bigots, feminine plural bigotes) over-pious, holier-than-thou === Further reading === “bigot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bigot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɡɔt/ Rhymes: -iɡɔt Syllabification: bi‧got === Noun === bigot m pers (female equivalent bigotka) (derogatory, literary) bigot, religious fanatic, sanctimonious person Synonyms: dewot, nabożniś, pobożniś, religiant, świętoszek ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === bigot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bigot in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bigot. === Noun === bigot m (plural bigoți, feminine equivalent bigotă) bigot ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bigot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bǐɡot/ Hyphenation: bi‧got === Noun === bìgot m anim (Cyrillic spelling бѝгот) bigot ==== Declension ==== === References === “bigot”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026