speak in tongues
idiom
: to say strange words that no one can understand, especially as part of a religious experience
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Like those who, by miracle or conviction, speak in tongues in front of a religious congregation to preserve the unspoken pact of a shared sense of comfort, there’s validation in getting scared together.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
His mother, Mamie, was a deeply religious woman who was known to speak in tongues during church services.
—Richard Cromelin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
Sometimes Emma would speak in tongues, a practice encouraged by the Assemblies of God.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
His mother, Mamie, was a deeply religious woman who was known to speak in tongues during church services.
—Richard Cromelin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
Sometimes Emma would speak in tongues, a practice encouraged by the Assemblies of God.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
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