speaking in tongues
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Smitten by him and enraptured by the practice of speaking in tongues, which was thought to be channeling the divine, Aimee married him in 1908.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
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
Burden and a handful of church members crouched down and held on to a rod, at times speaking in tongues.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2022
“He took speaking in tongues right out of the sweaty canvas tent and put it on the mainstream radio — even screamed like a holy preacher — which is what he was.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 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
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