English Explanatory Dictionary

speak in tongues

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To speak in a language unknown to the speaker, especially when in a state of religious ecstasy; glossolalia.

Word forms

speak in tongues speaks in tongues speaking in tongues spoke in tongues spoken in tongues

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek ἐλάλουν τε γλώσσαις (eláloun te glṓssais)

Related words

speaking in tongues tongues-speaker tongue speaker tongues-speaking
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