Bigotry

Bigotry (French bigotry ) or hypocrisy is the name for an exaggerated frömmelndes, while other opinions with intolerant, hateful and seemingly religion or a religious authority ( person or entity ) dedicated to nature or behavior, the actual lifestyle is not really religious or strictly is held morally. The Duden called hypocrisy and bigotry as " petty, narrow-minded piety and exaggerated (s) religious zeal ." The corresponding adjective is " bigoted ".

Etymology

Bigoted was borrowed in the 18th century from the same major French bigot whose origin, however, is unclear. The word is first mentioned in 1165 in the Roman de Rou of Wace as an insult against the Normans in a document. It is also Bigod with the notation, written bigoth. Main assumption is that there is from the Old English Bī god ( " God " ) was derived or be gode, an old English oath.

According to Pfeifer, the adjective was bigoted for witness ' sanctimonious, hypocritical ' in French since the 15th century in the same meaning and borrowed in the 17th century as a bigot into English and as Bigotto into Italian. It got to the turn of the 18th century the German, where it appeared in the bigoted Germanized spelling since mid-century. The noun span bigote for ' beard ' (Spanish hombre de bigote ' man with beard ' transferred ' man of character '), that also goes for the explanation of bigot and its meaning development is used by Corominas 1, 457 f probably also back on such a formula. Other authors such as Best in The Modern Languages ​​(1969) 497 et seq mind seeing in Yiddish begotisch ' pious, God- blessed ' ( to MHG got ' God ' ) is a possible source for the French-language adjective.

Definitions

When bigotry is less about the religion as such, but rather the fearful and exaggerated conscientiousness in their exercise.

Meyers Great Conversation Lexicon defined in 1905 as a bigot:

" Andächtelnd, sanctimonious, zealous in the meticulous performance of religious rites, but without serious religious life and strictly moral attitude. "

As hypocrisy and hypocrisy is called (also called " Pharisees " ) or double standards, when people ostensibly set a high morale, for example, ( lip service ), but actually practicing low moral standards. The Duden called hypocritical as "sincerity, lack of knowledge or the friendliness pretending; hypocritical ".

Adelung Grammatically - critical dictionary of the High German dialect called hypocritical in 1798 as:

" The outward appearance of holiness, i.e. the fear of God, accepting and having, without it really be-ing. A hypocrite, a hypocrite, the one in ordinary life also a head hanger, in Lower Saxony, a carrier Bible, Church Klepper, Holy eater, Holy biter usf calleth. A hypocritical behavior. "