Swedenborg

[ sweed-n-bawrg; Swedish sveyd-n-bawr-yuh ]

noun
  1. E·ma·nu·el [ih-man-yoo-uhl; Swedish e-mah-noo-uhl], /ɪˈmæn yu əl; Swedish ɛˈmɑ nu əl/, Emanuel Swedberg, 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.

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Swedenborg

/ (ˈswiːdənˌbɔːɡ, Swedish ˈsveːdənbɔrj) /


noun
  1. Emanuel (eˈmanuel). original surname Svedberg. 1688–1772, Swedish scientist and theologian, whose mystical ideas became the basis of a religious movement

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