Primitive Baptist

American  

noun

1. (especially in the Southern U.S.) one belonging to a highly conservative, loosely organized Baptist group, characterized by extreme fundamentalism and by opposition to missionary work, Sunday Schools, and the use of musical instruments in church.

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Etymology

Origin of Primitive Baptist

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

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Primitive Baptist

Zion was the first Primitive Baptist church in Mecklenburg County.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2021

The candidates shared the stage with the parents of both McGlockton and Martin at the St John Primitive Baptist Church.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2018

The shared stone of John and Lurena Oliver in Cades Cove’s Primitive Baptist Church cemetery notes they were the cove’s first permanent settlers.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2017

It was a plaintive, nimble and haunting voice that blended elements of Primitive Baptist church choirs and the Grand Ole Opry, music on which Mr. Stanley was weaned in far southwestern Virginia.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2016

I belong to the Primitive Baptist Church and have been belonging to it altogether about sixty-three years.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by Work Projects Administration