Glossolalia

Glossolalia
Nonsensical sounds that mimic the rhythms and inflections of actual speech. Glossolalia may be seen in deep sleep or in trance states. It is also the scientific term for the trance-induced religious phenomena known as “speaking in tongues.”
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Rarely used term for unintelligible jargon or babbling. [glosso- + G. lalia, talk, chat]

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glos·so·la·lia .gläs-ə-'lā-lē-ə, .glȯs- n profuse and often emotionally charged speech that mimics coherent speech but is usu. unintelligible to the listener and that is uttered in some states of religious ecstasy and in some schizophrenic states

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n.
nonsense speech that mimics normal speech in that it is appropriately formed into an imitation of syllables, words, and sentences. It can be uttered in trance states and during sleep.

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glos·so·la·lia (glos″o-laґle-ə) [glosso- + lal- + -ia] speech in unknown or imaginary language, simulating coherent speech, seen in some types of schizophrenia.

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  • glossolalia — speaking in tongues, 1879, from Gk. glossa tongue, language (see GLOSS (Cf. gloss) (n.2)) + lalia talk, prattle, a speaking, from lalein to speak, prattle, of echoic origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • glossolalia — s. f. 1.  [História religiosa] Dom sobrenatural das línguas. 2.  [Psiquiatria] Linguagem pessoal de certas doenças mentais constituída por neologismos e por uma sintaxe deformada. 3.  [Ocultismo] Fenômeno extático, também chamado dom das línguas …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • glossolalia — [gläs΄ō lā′lē ə, glôs΄ō lā′lē ə] n. [ModL < glosso (see GLOSSO ) + Gr lalia, a speaking < lalein, to speak, prattle, of echoic orig.] 1. ecstatic or apparently ecstatic utterance of usually unintelligible speechlike sounds, as in a… …   English World dictionary

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  • glossolalia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1879 tongue 4c • glossolalist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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