Bible Belter
A slang term for someone from the Bible Belt — the swath of the American South and Midwest where Protestant Christian values, church attendance, and conservative social norms are deeply embedded in daily life.
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A slang term for someone from the Bible Belt — the swath of the American South and Midwest where Protestant Christian values, church attendance, and conservative social norms are deeply embedded in daily life. Bible Belter can be used affectionately by insiders or critically by outsiders, depending on tone. It conjures images of Sunday potlucks, megachurches, and small-town America where religion and culture are inseparable. The term is conversational shorthand for a specific regional identity and worldview.
She grew up a Bible Belter in rural Georgia but found herself questioning everything when she moved to New York.
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(US) Someone from the Bible Belt.
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