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Swedenborg

[sweed-n-bawrg, sveyd-n-bawr-yuh]

noun

  1. Emanuel Emanuel Swedberg, 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.



Swedenborg

/ ˈsveːdənbɔrj, ˈswiːdənˌbɔːɡ /

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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The church was built as a memorial to Emanuel Swedenborg, an 18th century Swedish philosopher and mystic, and dedicated to travelers in need of spiritual support.

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He told Gates he had also found spiritual fulfillment in other traditions, including his wife’s religion, Swedenborgian Christianity, a Protestant denomination based on the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, an 18th-century Swedish mystic.

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He told Mr. Gates he had also found spiritual fulfillment in other traditions, including his wife’s religion, Swedenborgian Christianity, a Protestant denomination based on the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, an 18th-century Swedish mystic.

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“Although I rarely mention him by name, Swedenborg has made this easier for me.”

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Less common is when those Hollywood thrillers are based on the theology of 18th-century Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.

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