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glossolalia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glossolalia \Glos`so*la"li*a\, Glossolaly \Glos*sol"a*ly\, n. The gift of tongues. Farrar.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"speaking in tongues," 1879, from Greek glossa "tongue, language" (see gloss (n.2)) + lalia "talk, prattle, a speaking," from lalein "to speak, prattle," of echoic origin.
Wiktionary
n. speak in tongues; 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 spirits).
WordNet
n. repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor)
Wikipedia
Glossolalia or speaking in tongues, according to linguists, is the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables that lack any readily comprehended meaning, in some cases as part of religious practice in which it is believed to be a divine language unknown to the speaker. The term derives from glōssais lalō, a Greek phrase used in the New Testament meaning "speak in, with, or by tongues [i.e., other languages]" . The related term “xenolalia” or " xenoglossy" is used to describe the phenomenon when the language being spoken is a natural language previously unknown to the speaker. Glossolalia is practiced in Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity as well as in other religions.
Glossolalia is the 2000-released solo album from Kansas keyboaridst/vocalist Steve Walsh. It was released on Magna Carta Records and features Trent Gardner, Virgil Donati, and Billy Greer.
Usage examples of "glossolalia".
Louis Bertrand who converted thousands of Indians in the sixteenth century, spreading glossolalia across the continent faster than smallpox.
Bob Rife's glossolalia cult is the most successful religion since the creation of Islam.
In a packed revival hail or a Third World refugee encampment, glossolalia spread from one person to the next as fast as panic.
The behavior that the Reverend Wayne promulgates through his television shows, pamphlets, and franchises can be traced in an unbroken line back to the Pentecostal cults of early Christianity, and from there back to pagan glossolalia cults.
No matter how long you count, how many unnamable numbers you utter beyond googolplex and glossolalia for how many years and decades, there's still one more number, it's still an open-ended sequence, it still outflies the imagination.
Doggedly she kept at the work, but her attention kept blinking out and the glossolalia kept returning, washing everything away in the white noise of despair.