Swedenborg

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

/ ˈswid nˌbɔrg; Swedish ˈsveɪd nˌbɔr yə /

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noun

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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Words nearby Swedenborg

sweatweed, sweaty, Swed., Swede, Sweden, Swedenborg, Swedenborgian, Swedenborgianism, swedger, Swedish, Swedish ivy

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How to use Swedenborg in a sentence

Swedenborg frequently narrated the wonders of other worlds, and particularly those of the infernal regions.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
This statement of Swedenborg's spread through the town, and occasioned consternation and wonder.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various
A bust of Swedenborg over a massively carved bookcase, filled with volumes of royal exterior, attracted Emily's eye.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
At the same time he was led by the reading of Balzac to the discovery of Swedenborg.
Plays--First Series|August Strindberg

What Swedenborg calls 'selfhood,' the proprium, is not in him.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II|Elizabeth Barrett Browning

British Dictionary definitions for Swedenborg

Swedenborg

/ (ˈswiːdənˌbɔːɡ, Swedish ˈsveːdənbɔrj) /

noun

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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