Primitive Baptist

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Primitive Baptist¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

“It has impacted our community pretty substantially,” said the Rev. Hewitt Clifton Sawyers at West Harpeth Primitive Baptist Church in Franklin, Tennessee.

From Seattle Times

Zion Primitive Baptist Church, with its two front doors and original stained-glass windows, was restored after Floyd but inundated again during Matthew.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

Zion was the first Primitive Baptist church in Mecklenburg County.

From Washington Times

Mary Henderson and nine others had been buried along the edge of a cemetery in front of Zion Primitive Baptist Church.

From Washington Times