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BIGOT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bigot
1, record 1, English, bigot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ. 2, record 1, English, - bigot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sectaire
1, record 1, French, sectaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui fait preuve d'intolérance plus ou moins agressive et d'étroitesse d'esprit à l'égard des opinions religieuses, philosophiques ou politiques d'autrui. 2, record 1, French, - sectaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-04-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bigot
1, record 2, English, bigot
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bigot is "a person who is religiously attached to a particular computer, language, operating system, editor, or other tool ... Usually found with a specifier; thus, `cray bigot', `ITS bigot', `APL bigot', `VMS bigot', `Berkeley bigot'. True bigots can be distinguished from mere partisans or zealots by the fact that they refuse to learn alternatives even when the march of time and/or technology is threatening to render the favoured tool obsolete. 1, record 2, English, - bigot
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cray bigot
- ITS bigot
- APL bigot
- VMS bogot
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sectaire
1, record 2, French, sectaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fanatique 1, record 2, French, fanatique
correct, masculine noun
- intolérant 1, record 2, French, intol%C3%A9rant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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