Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bush baptist

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: bush bap-tist
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictitious religious affiliation, invoked by a person who does not claim or admit affiliation with a particular church.

Slang

noun

A person not educated in any particular religion; a religious zealot or proselytiser not educated in religion.

Slang

Example Sentences

"I asked Jim what religion he was, and he replied "bush baptist"."
"Annesley knew this meant that she was not to tell tales, but about what? Did Uncle Walker want his Bush Baptist religion kept a secret?"
"1999, American Association for State and Local History, History News, Volumes 54-56, page 69, The Creole slave revolts in Dominica in 1823, involved bush Baptists and slave catechists who attacked plantations and which led to 250 deaths; […]"
"He had always been there in my time of need and yet he knew I was a bush Baptist."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

bush baptists (plural) bush-Baptist (alternative)

Questions

What does bush baptist mean?: A fictitious religious affiliation, invoked by a person who does not claim or admit affiliation with a particular church.

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