glossolalia
1 synonym for glossolalia, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
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.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Formed from glosso- and -lalia. Glosso- comes from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue; language”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰs, and -lalia from λᾰλῐᾱ́ (lălĭā́, “talking; form of speech, dialect”), itself from λᾰ́λος (lắlos, “talkative”) plus -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, a suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).
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