Swedenborgian

American  

[sweed-n-bawr-jee-uhn, -gee-] / ˌswid nˈbɔr dʒi ən, -gi- /

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.

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noun

1. a believer in the religious doctrines of Swedenborg.

Other Word Forms

• Swedenborgianism
  noun
• Swedenborgism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Swedenborgian

First recorded in 1795–1805; Swedenborg + -ian

Example Sentences

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Swedenborgian

Also according to legend, there was a mild-mannered, nurturant, exception: John Chapman, the itinerant Swedenborgian Christian preacher and horticulturalist better known as Johnny Appleseed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Rhodes, raised Swedenborgian — a Christian denomination that emphasizes “divine love” based on the writings of theologian Emanuel Swedenborg — does not outright reject the comparison.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Maybe you’re gay, trans, Hispanic, Asian American, socialist, libertarian or Swedenborgian.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021

His vision, that Spotify is a force for good in the world of music, is almost Swedenborgian: salvation in the form of a fully licensed streaming-music service where you can find every record ever made.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 17, 2014

Daniel Hudson Burnham was born in Henderson, New York, on September 4, 1846, into a family devoted to Swedenborgian principles of obedience, self-subordination, and public service.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson