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Bigot vs Ignorant - What's the difference?

bigot | ignorant |

As a noun bigot

is one who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.

As an adjective ignorant is

unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

bigot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (derogatory) One who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.
    • Don't call me a bigot . That's extremely rude!
  • One who is strongly partial to one's own group (e.g. religion, race, gender, political party, etc.) and is intolerant of those who differ.

    • Derived terms

    * bigoted * bigotry

    See also

    * holier-than-thou * hypocrite

    External links

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    ignorant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ignoraunt (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
  • * Tillotson
    • He that doth not know those things which are of use for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides.
  • * Dryden
    • Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame.
  • (slang) Ill-mannered, crude.
    • His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant .
  • (obsolete) unknown; undiscovered
  • * Shakespeare
    • ignorant concealment
  • * Shakespeare
    • Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed?
  • Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
  • * Shakespeare
    • His shipping, / Poor ignorant baubles! — on our terrible seas, / Like eggshells moved.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * ignorantly

    Related terms

    * ignorable * ignoramus * ignorance * ignore