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BIGOT , one obstinately and intolerantly holding particular religious opinions, who refuses to listen to reason and is ready to force others to agree with him; hence also applied to one who holds similar views on any subject. The early meaning of the word in English
century , was that of a religious hypocrite. The origin is obscure; it appears in French , in the forms bigot or bigos, in the 12th century romance of Girard
Roman
French to the Normans :" Moult on Franchois Normans laidis et de meffais et de mesdis. Souvent for dient reproviers, et claiment Bigos et Draschiers." To this use has been attached the absurd origin from "ne se, bi god," the words in which, according to the 12th century chronicle, Rollo, duke of the Normans, refused to kiss the foot of Charles
Franks . The word may have some connexion with a corruption of Visigoth, a suggestion
Girard
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