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A quick definition of faggot:
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 more thorough explanation:
A faggot is a historical term with two meanings:
- A piece of firewood used to burn a heretic alive.
- An embroidered figure of a faggot, required to be worn by heretics who had recanted.
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.