1. speaking in tongues - Noun
2. speaking in tongues - Verb
speaking in tongues (uncountable)
The act of speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); glossolalia.
speaking in tongues
present participle of speak in tongues.
When we were making Speaking in Tongues and Remain in Light, we were jamming. From that we were taking the best bits and then recording and improvising on top of those. Tina Weymouth
Baptism with the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues are not generally required, though Pentecostal converts are usually encouraged to seek these experiences.sfnsfn The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2006). Source: Internet
Coltrane and Sanders were described by Nat Hentoff as " speaking in tongues ". Source: Internet
Commonly termed "speaking in tongues", this vocal phenomenon is believed by Pentecostals to include an endless variety of languages. Source: Internet
Different aspects of speaking in tongues appear in Acts and 1 Corinthians, such that the Assemblies of God declare that the gift in Acts "is the same in essence as the gift of tongues" in 1 Corinthians "but different in purpose and use". Source: Internet
Duffield and Van Cleave 1983, p. 341. Within Pentecostalism, there is a belief that speaking in tongues serves two functions. Source: Internet