Bible Belt

☆

those regions of the U.S., particularly areas in the South, where fundamentalist beliefs prevail and Christian clergy are especially influential

Origin: coined (c. 1925) by H(enry) L(ouis) Mencken

See Bible Belt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Those sections of the United States, especially in the South and Midwest, where Protestant fundamentalism is widely practiced.

Related Forms:

Learn more about Bible Belt

Bible Belt Culture

Bible belt phrase meanings

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD