racist
Use Racist in a sentence
sɪst noun
adjective
2.
of or like racists or racism: racist policies; racist attitudes.
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racism or racialism (ˈreɪsɪzəm, ˈreɪʃəˌlɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superiority over others |
| 2. | abusive or aggressive behaviour towards members of another race on the basis of such a belief |
| racialism or racialism | |
| —n | |
| 'racist or racialism | |
| —n, —adj | |
| 'racialist or racialism | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Racist
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
racist
1932 as a noun, 1938 as an adjective, from race (n.2); racism is first attested 1936 (from Fr. racisme, 1935), originally in the context of Nazi theories. But they replaced earlier words, racialism (1907) and racialist (1917), both often used at first in a British or South African context.
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But the composition with its unfamiliar rhythms was also denounced with racist taunts.
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