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bigot

/bi.ɡo/

noun, masculine/bi.ɡo/plural: bigots

bigot, holier-than-thou

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.

adjective/bi.ɡo/

over-pious, holier-than-thou

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.