06-28-2015, 02:13 PM
Quote:Glossolalia, often understood among Protestant Christians as speaking in tongues, is the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables that lack any readily comprehended meaning, in some cases as part of religious practice.[sup][1][/sup] Some consider it as a part of a sacred language. It is a common practice amongst Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity.
Glossolalia also sometimes refers to xenoglossy, the putative speaking of a natural language previously unknown to the speaker.
Quote:Xenoglossy (/ˈziːnɵɡlɒsi/ or /ˈzɛnɵɡlɒsi/), also written xenoglossia (/ziːnɵˈɡlɒsiə/ or /zɛnɵˈɡlɒsiə/), sometimes also known as xenolalia, is the putativeparanormal phenomenon in which a person is able to speak or write a language he or she could not have acquired by natural means. The words derive fromGreek ξένος (xenos), "foreigner" and γλῶσσα (glōssa), "tongue" or "language".[sup][1][/sup] The term xenoglossy was ostensibly coined by French parapsychologistCharles Richet. Stories of xenoglossy are found in the Bible, and contemporary claims of xenoglossy have been made by parapsychologists and reincarnationresearchers such as Ian Stevenson. There is no scientific evidence that xenoglossy is an actual phenomenon.[sup][2][/sup][sup][3][/sup][sup][4][/sup][sup][5][/sup]