BIBLE BELT Definition & Meaning

Bible Belt

noun

an area of the U.S., chiefly in the South and Midwest, noted for its religious fundamentalism.

Bible Belt

noun

the Bible Belt
those states of the S US where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant

Bible Belt

An area of the United States, including the South and parts of the Middle West , where fervent Protestant fundamentalism is strong. ( See Scopes trial .)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Bible Belt¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

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Idioms and Phrases

An area noted for religious fundamentalism; specifically, parts of the American South and Midwest. For example, You wouldn't dare try to sell a sex manual in the Bible belt . This term alludes to the prevalence of evangelical revivals, strict morals, belief in the literal truth of the Bible, and similar traits. [c. 1920]

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Mark was from the Bible Belt; my parents were Holocaust survivors.

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As fans will know by now, Roan was born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz and raised in the Bible Belt town of Willard, Missouri.

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But Boyd faces an uphill battle in Louisiana, a reliably red state firmly ensconced in the Bible Belt, where even some Democrats oppose abortions.

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According to CBN, Marx “asked Johnson to view support for Ukraine, long considered the Bible Belt of Europe, through the lens of fighting for religious liberty.”

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And now the mayor of a small town in the Bible Belt takes his own life.

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