Bible Belt

Bible Belt
noun Date: 1925 an area chiefly in the southern United States whose inhabitants are believed to hold uncritical allegiance to the literal accuracy of the Bible; broadly an area characterized by ardent religious fundamentalism

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Bible Belt — 1926, reputedly coined by H.L. Mencken …   Etymology dictionary

  • Bible Belt — ☆ Bible Belt n. [coined ( c. 1925) by MENCKEN H(enry) L(ouis)] those regions of the U.S., particularly areas in the South, where fundamentalist beliefs prevail and Christian clergy are especially influential …   English World dictionary

  • Bible Belt — The Bible Belt is an informal term for an area of the United States of America in which socially conservative Evangelical Protestantism is a dominant part of the culture. Much of the Bible Belt consists of the Southern United States. During the… …   Wikipedia

  • Bible Belt — Der Bibelgürtel, rot hervorgehoben Dominierende Glaubensrichtungen 2001 in de …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Bible Belt — Extensión aproximada del Cinturón de la Biblia, en color rojo sobre el mapa de Estados Unidos. Cinturón bíblico o Cinturón de la Biblia (en inglés, Bible Belt) es un término coloquial utilizado para referirse a una extensa región de los Estados… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Bible Belt — noun southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant (Freq. 1) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑belt * * * noun the Bible Belt : an area chiefly in the southern part of the U.S. where there are many people who have very… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bible Belt — also bible belt N PROPER: the N Parts of the southern United States are referred to as the Bible Belt because Protestants with strong beliefs have a lot of influence there …   English dictionary

  • bible belt — see Bible Belt …   English dictionary

  • bible belt —  People of conservative, religious oriented values. Geographically, the area bounded by Virginia, Florida, and Texas is generally considered the Bible Belt in the United States …   American business jargon

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