glossolalia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor)

WordNet

Glos`so*la"li*a, Glos*sol"a*ly noun (Also<
  • Glossolalia
  • Glossolaly
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. tongue + talk: cf. F. glossolalie.
Definitions
  1. The gift of tongues. Farrar.

Webster 1913