First Known Use: 1879
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glossolalia
noun glos·so·la·lia \ˌglä-sə-ˈlā-lē-ə, ˌglȯ-\
Definition of GLOSSOLALIA
: tongue 4c
— glos·so·la·list \-ˈlā-list\ noun
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Origin of GLOSSOLALIA
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glossolalia
noun glos·so·la·lia \ˌgläs-ə-ˈlā-lē-ə, ˌglȯs-\
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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