Swedenborgianism

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/ ˌswiːdənˈbɔːdʒɪəˌnɪzəm, ˈswiːdənˌbɔːdʒɪzəm, -ɡɪz-, -ɡɪ- /

noun

1. the system of philosophical and religious doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg, emphasizing the spiritual structure of the universe, the possibility of direct contact with spirits, and the divinity of Christ. This provided the basis for the New Jerusalem Church (or New Church ) founded by Swedenborg's followers

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Other Word Forms

• Swedenborgian noun

Example Sentences

Although it is rooted in Christian beliefs and the Bible, Swedenborgianism arose along with other movements of the time that sought to reconcile spirituality and scientific rationality.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

The General Church of the New Jerusalem, a denomination of Swedenborgianism, often referred to as the New Church, runs an elementary school, high school, and college.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

So I only read what somebody else had printed about Swedenborgianism, and I understand him a good deal better that way.

From The Faith Doctor A Story of New York by Eggleston, Edward

Channing, 530;propagating Swedenborgianism, 537;under the lead of John S. Dwight and Charles A. Dana, 546;its Phalanstery destroyed by fire, 551;dissolution, 559;its end virtually the end of Fourierism, 563.

From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey

It was not long before he became a complete convert to Swedenborgianism and firmly convinced of the reality of the Spiritualistic phenomena with which the press and literature of the day began to be flooded.

From Tennyson and His Friends by Various