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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Bible Belt' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Bible Belt proper noun  An area in America in which Evangelical Protestantism is a pervasive or dominant part of the culture.       bible belt noun (Plural: bible belts) An area which socially conservative Christian evangelical, Evangelical protestantism, Protestantism is a pervasive or dominant part of the culture. In the U.S. a region in the Southern or southeastern part of the country where Southern Baptist Convention denomination is strong, noted for cosnervative and evangelical values. Etymology: Bible + Belt in the sense of a strip of area on a map. The name is derived from the heavy emphasis on literal intepretations of the Bible in Evangelical denominations. The term "Bible Belt" was coined by the American journalist and social commentator, H.L. Mencken, in the early 1920s.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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