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Swedenborgian
[ sweed-n-bawr-jee-uhn, -gee- ]
adjective
- of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
noun
- a believer in the religious doctrines of Swedenborg.
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Other Words From
- Sweden·borgi·an·ism Sweden·borgism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Swedenborgian1
First recorded in 1795–1805; Swedenborg + -ian
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Example Sentences
Mr. Webster was a member of the New or Swedenborgian Church, and held to that faith very strongly.
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Mr. Hiram Power, the American sculptor, p. 254is a zealous missionary of the Swedenborgian faith.
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He had been a Swedenborgian, and at times had officiated as a preacher in England before he came to the States.
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I should love to be a sort of Swedenborgian with all sorts of fanciful private beliefs.
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It was in connection with the Swedenborgian Society that a taste for music was first aroused in me.
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