Bible Belt
noun
: an area chiefly in the southern U.S. whose inhabitants are believed to hold uncritical allegiance to the literal accuracy of the Bible
broadly
: an area characterized by ardent religious fundamentalism
Bible Belter
noun
… he was positively apoplectic over the notion of his editorial policy being dictated by a handful of Bible Belters.
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Jim Murray
Jim Murray
Examples of Bible Belt in a Sentence
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Riding a successful summer, Blake decided to submit Bible Belt Baby for consideration for Best Contemporary Christian Album at this year’s Grammy Awards.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
Released in October via Glam & Glory Records on her debut studio album Bible Belt Baby, the cut debuts at No. 20 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2023
In 2016, Arkansas became the first Bible Belt state to approve medical marijuana, with voters approving a legalization measure.
—Andrew Demillo, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Oct. 2022
After all, you don’t get elected twice as governor of Deep South, Bible Belt South Carolina as a woman with dark skin and a Sikh background by happenstance.
—Issac J. Bailey, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
The company, headquartered in Atlanta, is known for its Bible Belt principles — including not operating stores on Sundays.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
That includes Arkansas, which in 2016 became the first Bible Belt state to approve medical marijuana.
—Andrew Demillo, ajc, 9 Nov. 2022
Medical marijuana is legal Arkansas, which became the first Bible Belt state to approve medical use back in 2016.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
Arkansas already became the first state in the Deep South to legalize medical marijuana in 2016, and could now become the first Bible Belt locale to legalize it recreationally.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 8 Nov. 2022
Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
Released in October via Glam & Glory Records on her debut studio album Bible Belt Baby, the cut debuts at No. 20 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2023
In 2016, Arkansas became the first Bible Belt state to approve medical marijuana, with voters approving a legalization measure.
—Andrew Demillo, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Oct. 2022
After all, you don’t get elected twice as governor of Deep South, Bible Belt South Carolina as a woman with dark skin and a Sikh background by happenstance.
—Issac J. Bailey, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
The company, headquartered in Atlanta, is known for its Bible Belt principles — including not operating stores on Sundays.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
That includes Arkansas, which in 2016 became the first Bible Belt state to approve medical marijuana.
—Andrew Demillo, ajc, 9 Nov. 2022
Medical marijuana is legal Arkansas, which became the first Bible Belt state to approve medical use back in 2016.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
Arkansas already became the first state in the Deep South to legalize medical marijuana in 2016, and could now become the first Bible Belt locale to legalize it recreationally.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 8 Nov. 2022
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