C2 noun #139,109 most common

glossolalia

UK /ˌɡlɒsəˈleɪliə/ | US /ˌɡlɒsəˈleɪliə/

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); speaking in tongues.

glossolalia in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) 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); speaking in tongues.
  • (noun) Knowledge of a language one has never learned.
  • (noun) Glossolalia.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun 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); speaking in tongues.
  2. 2
    noun Knowledge of a language one has never learned.
  3. 3
    noun Glossolalia.

Synonyms

glossolaly speaking in tongues speaking with tongues xenoglossia
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