bigott

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French bigot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈɡɔt/
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Adjective

bigott (strong nominative masculine singular bigotter, comparative bigotter, superlative am bigottesten)

  1. (formal, literary) hypocritical; sanctimonious
  2. (formal, literary) narrow-minded; bigoted; usually implying religious intolerance and pettiness but less associated with racism than the contemporary English word

Declension

Further reading

  • bigott” in Duden online
  • bigott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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