bigotry

noun big·ot·ry \ ˈbi-gə-trē \

Updated on: 23 May 2018

Definition of bigotry

plural bigotries

1 : obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot

overcoming his own bigotry

2 : acts or beliefs characteristic of a bigot

racial bigotry

will not tolerate bigotry in our organization

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Examples of bigotry in a Sentence

a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments

Recent Examples of bigotry from the Web

There is a real danger that careless rhetoric such as Mr Wray’s will ignite the same kind of bigotry that was once targeted at Japan and serve only to confuse a vital debate about China’s global behaviour.

— The Economist, "Surging numbers of Chinese people going abroad should be welcomed," 17 May 2018
Seeking new insights into combatting bigotry, several dozen of the women traveled to Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee in April, visiting sites commemorating the civil rights movement.

— jeff karoub and david crary, The Christian Science Monitor, "American Muslims and Jews band together in the face of Mideast turmoil," 15 May 2018
Even in the name of charity and $30k/head tables, why is fashion still giving free passes to designers like John Galliano and Stefano Gabbana, suggesting that bigotry is forgettable?

— refinery29.com, "In Fashion, The Separation Of Church, State, & The Red Carpet(s)," 8 May 2018
Most found guilty of this kind of bigotry are merely suspended and many are reinstated.

— andrew sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, "Denying Genetics Isn’t Shutting Down Racism, It’s Fueling It," 30 Mar. 2018
When the language is coming from the mouths of people who are part of an oppressed group, people holding those views will use the oppressed to veil their own bigotry.

— clint smith, The New Republic, "Wake Up, Mr. West!," 3 May 2018
Most blacks, Mayor Kenney, and others say the Starbucks incident was bigotry.

— stu bykofsky, Philly.com, "Outside Starbucks, retail trespass arrests are rare in Center City | Stu Bykofsky," 26 Apr. 2018
The way Curtis Waltman laid out the bigotry experience by Native American teams expelled from the league in his piece illustrated why there needs to be a shift in the reporting of Native American athletics.

— matt giles, Longreads, "How to Cover Native American Sports," 14 Apr. 2018
Hate and bigotry have no place at The University of Alabama.

— anna beahm, AL.com, "2 Birmingham officers injured in 2-vehicle crash in downtown," 29 Mar. 2018

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