[lit-ideas] Re: Bible Belt Buckles
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 10:42:23 EDT
In a message dated 8/4/2004 2:56:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I am, as most of you know, a Biblebelter. I've lived among Biblebelters for
more than half a century. They're friendly people, Biblebelters.
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Some quotes from the OED below. Apparently, no quote for 'biblebelter'
(_mailto:oed3@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:oed3@xxxxxxxxx) ).
Cheers,
JL
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Bible belt, a designation of those parts of the United States reputed to be
fanatically puritan or fundamentalist
Cites
1926 Amer. Mercury Feb. 141/2 The Baptist Record, of Jackson, Miss., [is]
in the heart of the *Bible and Lynching Belt. 1926 _S. LEWIS_
(http://0-dictionary.oed.com.csulib.ctstateu.edu/help/bib/oed2-l.html#s-lewis)
in G. Frankau
My Unsent. Journey xi. 148 I'm collecting parsons, Gilbert... That's why
I've been living in Kansas City. It's the centre of the Bible belt. 1960 20th
Cent. Dec. 558 Nashville is..the Bible Belt capital.
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