xenoglossy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌzɛnəˈɡlɒsi/
- /ˌziːnəˈɡlɒsi/
Etymology
From xeno- + -glossia, borrowed from French xénoglossie.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Knowledge of a language one has never learned.
The most well-documented case of xenoglossy, however, concerned Swiss Medium Hélène Smith (1861-1929), who falsely claimed to speak the Martian language.
2007 September 1, J. Gordon Melton, The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena, Canton: Visible Ink, →ISBN, →OL, keyword “xenoglossy”, page 359:
- (countable, uncountable) Glossolalia.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| xenoglossies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (23)
ar زينوغلوسيا (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · lt ksenoglosija (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · cmn 特殊语言能力 (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · ms xenoglossia (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · gl xenoglosia (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · it xenoglossia (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · de Xenoglossie (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · fa زنوگلاسی (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · ca xenoglòssia (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · cs xenoglosie (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · hu xenoglosszia (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · pt xenoglossia (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · id xenoglosia (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · es xenoglosia (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · ru ксеногло́ссия (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · el ξενογλωσσία (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · fi ksenoglossia (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · uk ксеноголосія (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · nl xenoglossie (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · ko 제노글로시 (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · tr ksenoglosi (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · nl xenolalie (knowledge of a language one has never learned) · fr xénoglossie (knowledge of a language one has never learned)