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speaking in tongues

American  

noun

  1. a form of glossolalia in which a person experiencing religious ecstasy utters incomprehensible sounds that the speaker believes are a language spoken through them by a deity.


speaking in tongues British  

noun

  1. another term for gift of tongues

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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To make matters worse, Solange believes she holds a special connection to the Holy Spirit that manifests by speaking in tongues.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

Neo-Charismatic Pentecostals, or Neo-Pentecostals, put an emphasis very much on the gifts of the Spirit: speaking in tongues, miracles, prophecy, things like that.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2024

When in December 2021 Andre Mendonca, an attorney and evangelical pastor, was confirmed for the role, a video of first lady Michele Bolsonaro shouting 'Glory to God' and speaking in tongues went viral.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2022

On an isolated farm, Shawna’s days were consumed with Bible study, communal dinners, praise services complete with speaking in tongues, and endlessly dull sermons.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

Both Miss Duncan and Katherine are staring at me like I'm speaking in tongues.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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