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speaking in tongues

American

noun

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

another term for gift of tongues

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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

This is like speaking in tongues or something.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2021

Again the priest offered interpretations, which were as meaningless to me as if he too were speaking in tongues.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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