glossolalia
noun
glos·so·la·lia
| \ ˌglä-sə-ˈlā-lē-ə
, ˌglȯ-\
, ˌglȯ-\
Definition of glossolalia
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Other Words from glossolalia
glossolalist
\ ˌglä-sə-ˈlā-list
, ˌglȯ- \
noun
, ˌglȯ- \
noun
Examples of glossolalia in a Sentence
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In a small but effective artistic choice, characters talk in crackling, subtitled glossolalia, punctuated only by the occasional intelligible word. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Paratopic is a short, grimy horror game with a style straight out of 1998," 29 Apr. 2018 In a small but effective artistic choice, characters talk in crackling, subtitled glossolalia, punctuated only by the occasional intelligible word. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Paratopic is a short, grimy horror game with a style straight out of 1998," 29 Apr. 2018 These gifts include healing, prophecy and glossolalia. — The Economist, "The stand," 4 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'glossolalia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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glossolalia
noun
glos·so·la·lia
| \ ˌgläs-ə-ˈlā-lē-ə, ˌglȯs-
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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