bigotry

Etymology

From French bigoterie, from bigot.

noun

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