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gift of tongues

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The ability or phenomenon of spontaneous, ecstatic speech in no known language or in a language unknown to the speaker, considered as a charismatic gift in certain Christian denominations.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the Apostles' speaking in tongues in Acts 2:4.]

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