GLOSSOLALIA


Meaning of GLOSSOLALIA in English

— glossolalist /glo sol"euh list, glaw-/ , n.

/glos'euh lay"lee euh, glaw'seuh-/ , n.

incomprehensible speech in an imaginary language, sometimes occurring in a trance state, an episode of religious ecstasy, or schizophrenia. Cf. speaking in tongues .

[ 1875-80; GLOSSO- + -LALIA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .