Bignorism
big-ner-ih-zum — noun
Ignorance, perpetuated by bigotry, and raised to the level of a religion.
A condition formed by a process of actively ignoring
information that
contradicts strongly held beliefs and preconceived notions, a defense mechanism
against
cognitive dissonance. Passively accepting as truth any information that
confirms our beliefs, and actively dismissing information that doesn’t.
Bignoristic — adjective describing a person or statement that ignores
information that is
inconsistent with their prejudices.
Bignoramus — noun describing a person characterized by bignoristic thinking.