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Swe·den·borg

S0938100 (swēd′n-bôrg′, svād′n-bôr′ē), Emanuel 1688-1772. Swedish scientist and theologian whose visions and writings inspired his followers to establish the Church of the New Jerusalem after his death.
Swe′den·bor′gi·an adj. & n.

Swe•den•bor•gi•an

(ˌswid nˈbɔr dʒi ən, -gi-)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the New Jerusalem Church. n. 2. a believer in the religious doctrines of Swedenborg. [1795–1805] Swe`den•bor′gi•an•ism, Swe′den•borg`ism, n.