Swedenborgianism

/ ˌswiːdənˈbɔːdʒɪəˌnɪzəm, ˈswiːdənˌbɔːdʒɪzəm, -ɡɪz-, -ɡɪ- /

noun

1. the system of philosophical and religious doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg, emphasizing the spiritual structure of the universe, the possibility of direct contact with spirits, and the divinity of Christ. This provided the basis for the New Jerusalem Church (or New Church ) founded by Swedenborg's followers

Other Word Forms

• Swedenborgian noun

Example Sentences

The General Church of the New Jerusalem, a denomination of Swedenborgianism, often referred to as the New Church, runs an elementary school, high school, and college.

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Although it is rooted in Christian beliefs and the Bible, Swedenborgianism arose along with other movements of the time that sought to reconcile spirituality and scientific rationality.

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Witchcraft, Swedenborgianism, Mesmerism, Spiritism—these especially, amid many minor phenomena, stood out in turn as precursory of the inevitable wider inquiry.

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It was not long before he became a complete convert to Swedenborgianism and firmly convinced of the reality of the Spiritualistic phenomena with which the press and literature of the day began to be flooded.

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His faith in Spiritualism and Swedenborgianism lost their hold on him and gave way to a more philosophic condition of mind.

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