different between bigamy vs bigotry

English

Etymology

From Middle English bigamie (“having two spouses simultaneously, bigamy; second marriage; marrying a widow or widower”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman bigamie and Middle French bigamie (“having two spouses simultaneously; second marriage; marrying a widow or widower”) (modern French bigamie (“bigamy”)), and its etymon Late Latin bigamia (“having two spouses simultaneously; second marriage”), from Late Latin, Latin bigamus (“bigamous”) + -ia (variant of -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns)). Bigamus is derived from bis (“twice, two times”) + Ancient Greek ????? (gámos, “marriage; matrimony”) (from Proto-Indo-European *?em- (“to marry”)). The English word is analysable as bi- +? -gamy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?b???mi/
• Hyphenation: bi?ga?my

Noun

bigamy (countable and uncountable, plural bigamies)

1. The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.
2. (ecclesiastical law, historical) A second marriage after the death of a spouse.

   Synonyms: deuterogamy, digamy

Alternative forms

• bigamie (obsolete)

Hyponyms

• biandry
• bigyny

Coordinate terms

• monogamy (monandry, monogyny)
• omnigamy
• polygamy (polyandry, polygyny)

Derived terms

• bigamist

Related terms

Translations

See also

• polyamory
• plural marriage

References

Further reading

• bigamy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• bigamy (canon law) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• bigamy (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From French bigoterie, from bigot.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?b??.?.t?i/

Noun

bigotry (countable and uncountable, plural bigotries)

1. Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious, anti-religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
   • 1979, Ted Robert Gurr, Violence in America: Protest, Rebellion, Reform (page 131)

     The remarkable resilience of the Ku Klux Klan is a sad reminder of the persistence of racial and religious bigotry in the United States. No terrorist organization can match the Klan's mystique or long history, and few can match its success.

2. (dated) Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.

Usage notes

Bigotry is stronger than prejudice or intolerance, though it is often confused with these.

Synonyms

• bigotness

Related terms

• bigot

• bigoted

Translations

Further reading

• bigotry in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• bigotry in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• bigotry at OneLook Dictionary Search