Glossolalia (noun)
gloso-lai-lea
The act of apparently speaking in a different language, or ‘speaking in tongues’, often used in religious worship.
Shan read this in her Clive Barker book today, I thought it was an excellent candidate for Word of the Day.
Example sentences
“He was famous for his instances of Pentacostal glossolalia.”
“Parseltongue could be considered a form of Glossolalia.”

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