What term describes a person who holds rigid and intolerant religious beliefs?

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25 May 2018
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A zealot is someone with extreme enthusiasm, often religious, but not necessarily intolerant. A clergyman is a religious leader. A bigot is a person who is stubbornly intolerant of others' beliefs, especially in religion. A narcissist is someone with excessive self-love. An ascetic practices severe self-discipline, often for religious reasons.

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