Definition of Bible Belt

1. Noun. Southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant.

Generic synonyms: Belt

Definition of Bible Belt

1. Proper noun. An area in America in which Evangelical Protestantism is a pervasive or dominant part of the culture. ¹

2. Noun. An area which socially conservative Christian Evangelical Protestantism is a pervasive or dominant part of the culture. ¹

3. Noun. In the U.S. a region in the Southern or southeastern part of the country where Southern Baptist Convention denomination is strong, noted for conservative and evangelical values. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bible Belt

Bi(OH)3
Biafra
Biafran
Biafrans
Biak
Bial's test
Bialystok
Bianca
Bianchi's nodule
Bianchi's valve
Bias
Bibb lettuce
Bibendum
Bible
Bible-worship
Bible Belt (current term)
Bible basher
Bible bashers
Bible thumper
Bible thumpers
Bibles
Biblezine
Biblezines
Biblical
Biblical Aramaic
Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Latin
Bibos
Bibos frontalis
Bibos gaurus

Literary usage of Bible Belt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to Texas by Kimberly Young (1999)
"However, as the town progressed so did its position as an active part of the Bible Belt. Earning a reputation as the buckle of the Bible Belt, ..."

2. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1917)
"Perhaps the greater portion of the South, the "Bible belt," as Mencken has called it, is a culture area; at any rate in many portions of the South, ..."

3. American Character by Brander Matthews (1906)
"Much of the promise of American life and art may lie in these descendants of the old Puritan stock, and a renaissance may yet come from the Bible Belt! ..."

4. Out of the Depths by Dr. David Harrell (2005)
"But, despite my external religious practices, highly acceptable in my "Bible Belt" culture, I knew that I had no real relationship with God. ..."

5. Guide Through Mount Auburn: A Hand-book for Passenger Over the Cambridge by Levi Merriam Stevens (1864)
"... and on the left will be seen a slab of marble, erected to the memory of Lucius Bolles, DD, with the Bible, belt, and crown. Gin about with truth. ..."

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