glossolalia
glos·so·la·lia
noun \ˌglä-sə-ˈlā-lē-ə, ˌglȯ-\Definition of GLOSSOLALIA
: tongue 4c
— glos·so·la·list \-ˈlā-list\ noun
Origin of GLOSSOLALIA
New Latin
First Known Use: 1879
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glos·so·la·lia
noun \ˌgläs-ə-ˈlā-lē-ə, ˌglȯs-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of GLOSSOLALIA
: profuse and often emotionally charged speech that mimics coherent speech but is usually unintelligible to the listener and that is uttered in some states of religious ecstasy and in some schizophrenic states
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