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.

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speaking in tongues British  

noun

1. another term for gift of tongues

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Example Sentences

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

Stanton delivered regular sermons to community residents, which included exorcisms and speaking in tongues.

From BBC

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

The resulting sound piece, was “a kind of speaking in tongues,” as if tapping the unconscious of the city, Okoyomon added.

From New York Times

When secular folks hear or see someone speaking in tongues they inevitably ask, is this real?

From Salon