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glossolalia (n.)

"gift of tongues, speaking in tongues, ability to speak foreign languages without having learned them," 1857 (earlier in German and Italian), from Greek glōssa "tongue, language" (see gloss (n.2)) + lalia "talk, prattle, a speaking," from lalein "to speak, prattle," echoic.

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Definitions of glossolalia from WordNet

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