glossolalia noun. [glɒsǝ'leɪlɪǝ] Also glossalalia. L19.
[from GLOSSO- + -LALIA, with allus. to Acts 10:46, 1 Corinthians 14:6, 23.]
The gift of speaking with tongues (see TONGUE noun 6c).

■ glossolalic [-'lalɪk] adjective & noun (a) adjective of or pertaining to speaking with tongues; (b) noun a glossolalist: E20.

■ glossolalist [-'leɪlɪst, -'lalɪst] noun a person who speaks with tongues L19.

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