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xenoglossies

xenoglossies is the plural of xenoglossy.

Meaning of xenoglossy

Noun

xenoglossy (countable and uncountable, plural xenoglossies)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    xenoglossia
  2. Glossolalia.

Questions about xenoglossies

What is xenoglossies the plural of?
Xenoglossies is the plural of xenoglossy.

Words near xenoglossies in the dictionary

  1. xenogeography
  2. xenogeology
  3. xenoglossia
  4. xenoglossic
  5. xenoglossically
  6. xenoglossies
  7. xenoglossophobia
  8. xenoglossy
  9. xenognosin
  10. xenognosins
  11. xenografic

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