glossolalia

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During services, members of the congregation will clap, whoop and break into glossolalia - speaking in tongues - which Pentecostals believe to be the verbal expression of the Holy Spirit.

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  1. noun Fabricated and nonmeaningful speech, especially such speech associated with a trance state or certain schizophrenic syndromes.
  2. noun See gift of tongues.

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  • Pentecostalism are two similar movements founded in the twentieth century which prioritize an individual's experience of God through the Holy Spirit, including the reception of spiritual gifts such as glossolalia, spiritual healing, and prophecy. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • At what point will someone in the press ask Ms Palin if she does indeed speak the glossolalia? —  Drudge Retort
  • During services, members of the congregation will clap, whoop and break into glossolalia - speaking in tongues - which Pentecostals believe to be the verbal expression of the Holy Spirit. —  GetReligion
  • Maybe even a bit of glossolalia and snake handling wouldn't have gone amiss. —  Greensboring® Greensboro, NC
  • Besides, we find in Lola's case a high degree of glossolalia. —  Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals
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  1. New Latin : Greek glōssa, tongue + Greek lalein, to babble.

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  1. from Gr, γλῶσσ, σ1α, tongue, + λαλιά, talking, speaking, from λαλεῑν, talk, speak.
 

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/glɑsəˈleɪliə/
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