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bush baptist

noun

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  1. A fictitious religious affiliation, invoked by a person who does not claim or admit…

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

    • I asked Jim what religion he was, and he replied "bush baptist".

  2. A person not educated in any particular religion

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

    • 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?
    • He had always been there in my time of need and yet he knew I was a bush Baptist.

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