Primitive Baptist

noun

(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.

Origin of Primitive Baptist

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

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