speaking in tongues
Zungenreden, Zungenrede, Glossolalie, Glottolalie
The act of speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently…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.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
Zungenreden, Zungenrede, Glossolalie
(uncountable)The ability of speaking fluently a foreign language without prior learning or knowledge, supposedly under the influence of God; glossolalia.
Translations
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speaking in tongues; glossolalia:
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedtongues-speaker
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable