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Noun Concept

Categories: Charismatic and Pentecostal worship, Christian terminology, Language and mysticism, Christianity in Appalachia, All Wikipedia articles written in American English

glossolalia speaking in tongues babbling gibberish gift of tongues Glosalalia

Repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor) WordNet 3.0

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Repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Speaking in tongues, also known as glossolalia, is an activity or practice in which people utter words or speech-like sounds, often thought by believers to be languages unknown to the speaker. Wikipedia

Phenomenon of speaking in unintelligible utterances. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Phenomenon in which people speak in languages unknown to them Wikidata

Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. Wiktionary

Speaking in tongues. Wiktionary (translation)

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christelijke glossolalie

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glosolalia