big·ot·ry

[big-uh-tree]
noun, plural big·ot·ries.
1.
stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
2.
the actions, beliefs, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.

Origin:
1665–75; bigot + -ry, formation parallel to French bigoterie


1. narrow-mindedness, bias, discrimination.
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bigotry (ˈbɪɡətrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ries
the attitudes, behaviour, or way of thinking of a bigot; prejudice; intolerance

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bigotry
1670s, from Fr. bigoterie "sanctimoniousness" (see bigot).
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Example sentences
The bigotry has softened somewhat, but nobody wants to be considered a rube.
Well, bigotry is bigotry and persecution is persecution.
Spouted from the mouths of right-winger talk radio, the term is derisive and
  quite literally dripping with hatred and bigotry.
On the other hand, what the author hasn't mentioned is that confirmation bias
  is also likely the root of bigotry.
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