Bible Belt

Bible belt English thumb|The Bible Belt Alternative forms en Bible belt Etymology 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."Fred R. Shapiro Yale Book of Quotations Yale University Press 2006 978-0-300-10798-2 Proper noun Bible Belt 1 en Christianity An area where socially conservative Protestant Christianity is a pervasive or dominant part of the culture. en en in particular en area in the southeastern c/USA where Evangelical Protestantism is a pervasive and dominant part of the culture. en 1982 w:John Mellencamp w:Jack & Diane Warner Music Group So let it rock, let it roll / Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul Coordinate terms en Borscht Belt en Corn Belt en cow belt (India, Hindu) en Quran Belt (Muslim) en Rust Belt Derived terms en Bible Belter Translations area where conservative Protestant Christianity is dominant Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 聖經帶 shèngjīngdài Danish: da bibelbælte n Dutch: nl Biblebelt m, nl Bijbelgordel, nl refoband m Finnish: fi raamattuvyöhyke Polish: pl pas biblijny m Russian: ru Библе́йский по́яс m Spanish: es Cinturón de la Biblia m Swedish: sv bibelbälte n area in the United States Catalan: ca Cinturó de la Bíblia Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 聖經帶 shèngjīngdài Danish: da bibelbælte n Dutch: nl Bible Belt, nl Bijbelgordel m Finnish: fi raamattuvyöhyke Mongolian: mn Библийн бүс Polish: pl pas biblijny m Russian: ru Библе́йский по́яс m Spanish: es Cinturón de la Biblia m Swedish: sv bibelbälte n References Further reading Bible Belt (Netherlands) en Conservatism Geographic and cultural areas of the United States