xenoglossy

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/ˌziːnəˈɡlɒsi//ˌzɛnəˈɡlɒsi/

noun

Knowledge of a language one has never learned.

Similar
xenoglossia
OriginFrench xénoglossie →
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Meanings

nounxenoglossy (countable and uncountable, plural xenoglossies)

plural xenoglossies

  1. countableuncountableKnowledge 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. countableuncountableGlossolalia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounKnowledge of a language one has never learned.

Similar
xenoglossia
Also see
glossolaliaxenoglossia

Origin

  1. Frenchxénoglossie
  2. Englishxenoglossy

From xeno- + -glossia, borrowed from French xénoglossie.

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Translations

Arabic زينوغلوسيا
  • زينوغلوسياknowledge of a language one has never learned
Catalan xenoglòssia
  • xenoglòssiaknowledge of a language one has never learned
Chinese Mandarin 特殊语言能力
  • 特殊语言能力knowledge of a language one has never learned
Czech xenoglosie
  • xenoglosieknowledge of a language one has never learned
Dutch xenoglossie, xenolalie
  • xenoglossieknowledge of a language one has never learned
  • xenolalieknowledge of a language one has never learned
Finnish ksenoglossia
  • ksenoglossiaknowledge of a language one has never learned
French xénoglossie
  • xénoglossieknowledge of a language one has never learned
German Xenoglossie
  • Xenoglossieknowledge of a language one has never learned
Greek ξενογλωσσία
  • ξενογλωσσία (xenoglossía)knowledge of a language one has never learned
Hungarian xenoglosszia
  • xenoglossziaknowledge of a language one has never learned
Indonesian xenoglosia
  • xenoglosiaknowledge of a language one has never learned
Italian xenoglossia
  • xenoglossiaknowledge of a language one has never learned
Korean 제노글로시
  • 제노글로시 (jenogeullosi)knowledge of a language one has never learned
Lithuanian ksenoglosija
  • ksenoglosijaknowledge of a language one has never learned
Malay xenoglossia
  • xenoglossiaknowledge of a language one has never learned
Persian زنوگلاسی
  • زنوگلاسیknowledge of a language one has never learned
Portuguese xenoglossia
  • xenoglossiaknowledge of a language one has never learned
Russian ксеногло́ссия
  • ксеногло́ссия (ksenoglóssija)knowledge of a language one has never learned
Spanish xenoglosia
  • xenoglosiaknowledge of a language one has never learned
Turkish ksenoglosi
  • ksenoglosiknowledge of a language one has never learned
Ukrainian ксеноголосія
  • ксеноголосія (ksenoholosija)knowledge of a language one has never learned
Cite this entry
APA

xenoglossy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenoglossy

MLA

“xenoglossy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenoglossy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenoglossy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenoglossy.

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