Glossolalia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glossolalia \Glos`so*la"li*a\, Glossolaly \Glos*sol"a*ly\, n.
     [NL., fr. Gr. ? tongue + ? talk: cf. F. glossolalie.]
     The gift of tongues. Farrar.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  glossolalia
       n : repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated
           with a trance state or religious fervor)