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

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Primitive Baptist

At West Harpeth Primitive Baptist Church, another church in Franklin, giving is down but only slightly.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2022

Olive Primitive Baptist Church, one of more than 70 local pastors who had signed a letter asking the city to reconsider.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2020

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

Mr. Sharpton, joining hundreds of people at the St. John Primitive Baptist Church, called on local leaders to file charges against Mr. Drejka, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2018

In 1865 the Negro members of the white Primitive Baptist Churches of the South organized at Columbia, Tennessee, the Colored Primitive Baptists in America.

From The History of the Negro Church by Carter Godwin Woodson