Bible Belt
See also: Bible belt
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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."[1]
Proper noun edit
- (Christianity) 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.
- (in particular) An area in the southeastern United States where Evangelical Protestantism is a pervasive and dominant part of the culture.
Coordinate terms edit
- Borscht Belt
- Corn Belt
- cow belt (India, Hindu)
- Quran Belt (Muslim)
- Rust Belt
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
area where conservative Protestant Christianity is dominant
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area in the United States
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References edit
Further reading edit
- Bible Belt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bible Belt (Netherlands) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia