CEFR B2

bigotry

noun

Meaning

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

Examples

A bigotry can be important in texts about people and behavior.
In the article, "bigotry" meant the condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

Synonyms: dogmatism

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bigotry (B2)

noun

Definition

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

Examples

A bigotry can be important in texts about people and behavior.
In the article, "bigotry" meant the condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
The teacher asked students to explain "bigotry" from the sentence instead of guessing from the word alone.

How to Use bigotry

a bigotry (noun phrase): refers to one example or case of bigotry — "The text introduced a bigotry before giving an example."
the bigotry of something (noun pattern): connects bigotry to a specific topic or object — "The paragraph explained the bigotry of the topic in simple language."
bigotry in context (reading pattern): uses nearby words to choose the right sense — "The learner checked bigotry in context before writing it down."

Synonyms of bigotry

Words with a similar meaning to bigotry:

dogmatism

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