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Term: FAGGOT
Definition: A long time ago, people who didn't believe the same things as others were sometimes punished by being burned alive. A faggot was a piece of wood that was used to start the fire. Sometimes, if the person changed their mind and said they believed what the others believed, they had to wear a special badge with an embroidered picture of a faggot on it to show they were sorry for what they had said before.
A faggot is a historical term with two meanings:
During the Spanish Inquisition, heretics were often burned at the stake with faggots as fuel for the fire.
After recanting their heretical beliefs, some individuals were required to wear a faggot emblem on their clothing as a symbol of their past transgressions.
These examples illustrate the historical use of the term faggot in relation to religious persecution and punishment.