speaking in tongues
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Stanton delivered regular sermons to community residents, which included exorcisms and speaking in tongues.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
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
Occasionally an insistent, "Ah-shondadal-i!" from an intercessor speaking in tongues rode toward us on a breeze.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2022
When Reverend Walker laid her hand on his back and said something that sounded as if she were speaking in tongues, “HIYA-hallah-wallah-kallah-mone,” Rafik’s eyes widened with interest.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
