Bible Belt
Bible Belt proper noun: an area where socially conservative Protestant Christianity is a pervasive or dominant part of the culture.
Proper noun (1)
the Bible Belt
- An area where socially conservative Protestant Christianity is a pervasive or dominant part of the culture.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bible Belt.
- An area in the southeastern United States where Evangelical Protestantism is a pervasive and dominant part of the culture.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Bible belt
the Bible belt
- Alternative letter-case form of Bible Belt.
Forms of Bible Belt
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Origin of Bible Belt
First used by American journalist H. L. Mencken, who wrote in the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1924 that "the old game, I suspect, is beginning to play out in the Bible Belt."
Words formed from Bible Belt
Questions about Bible Belt
- What does Bible Belt mean?
- Bible Belt means an area where socially conservative Protestant Christianity is a pervasive or dominant part of the culture.
- What part of speech is Bible Belt?
- Bible Belt is a proper noun.
Words near Bible Belt in the dictionary
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