speaking in tongues
Americannoun
noun
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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
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
Occasionally an insistent, "Ah-shondadal-i!" from an intercessor speaking in tongues rode toward us on a breeze.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2022
He closed his eyes and folded his hands together on his stomach and started mumbling under his breath like he was speaking in tongues.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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