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== Etymology ==
It is derived from Anglo-Norman {{lang|fr|bougre}}, from Latin {{lang|la|Bulgarus}}, in reference to [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]], from which the [[Bogomilism|Bogomils]], a sect labeled by church authorities as [[heretics]], were thought to have come in the 11th century, after other "heretics" to whom abominable practices were imputed in an abusively disparaging manner.<ref name=Partridge>{{cite book|last=Partridge|first=Eric|title=Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English|year=1966|orig-year=1959|page=66}}</ref> (The word ''Bogomil'' itself is not etymologically related.)