gift of tongues
noun
Origin of gift of tongues
First recorded in 1550–60
Words nearby gift of tongues
gif,
gifford's operation,
gift,
gift certificate,
gift of gab,
gift of tongues,
gift tax,
gift voucher,
gift-wrap,
giftable,
gifted
British Dictionary definitions for gift of tongues
gift of tongues
noun
an utterance, partly or wholly unintelligible, believed by some to be produced under the influence of ecstatic religious emotion and conceived to be a manifestation of the Holy Ghost: practised in certain Christian churches, usually called Pentecostal
Also called: glossolalia