Associations to the word «Glossolalia»

Wiktionary

GLOSSOLALIA, noun. Speaking in tongues; 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 spirits).
GLOSSOLALIA, noun. Xenoglossy.

Dictionary definition

GLOSSOLALIA, noun. Repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor).

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky