Swedenborgian

[sweed-n-bawr-jee-uhn, -gee-]

adjective

1. 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

1. a believer in the religious doctrines of Swedenborg.

Other Word Forms

• Swedenborgianism noun
• Swedenborgism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Swedenborgian¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; Swedenborg + -ian

Example Sentences

Part of the Swedenborgian denomination, the church’s followers share in 18th century Swedish scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg’s “quest for a religion that interconnects all of life, and for a system that allows reasoned questioning of life’s deepest religious issues,” the chapel’s website says.

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The 100-seat glass and wood sanctuary was built in 1951, designed by architect Lloyd Wright — the son of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright — for the Swedenborgian Church.

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Though open to the public, the chapel is affiliated with the Swedenborgian Church, built to help people feel a connection between God and nature.

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“Militant atheists who don’t believe in anything feel something in our chapel,” Brown said of the 100-seat glass and wood sanctuary designed by architect Lloyd Wright for the Swedenborgian Church in 1951.

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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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