[mass noun]the phenomenon of (apparently) speaking in an unknown language, especially in religious worship. It is practised especially by Pentecostal and charismatic Christians (尤指宗教礼拜中,特别是五旬节派教会教徒和有神授超凡能力的基督徒)(明显地)用未知语言说话的现象
派生 glossolalic adjective 语源
late 19th cent.: from Greek glōssa 'language, tongue' + lalia 'speech'