Definition of Swedenborgian in English:
Swedenborgian
adjective ˌswiːd(ə)nˈbɔːɡɪən
Relating to or characteristic of the Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg or his ideas.
in his later years he turned to the Swedenborgian religion
Example sentencesExamples
- The last decades of the eighteenth century saw the establishment in the United States of Swedenborgian congregations.
- In his later years he turned to occultism and the Swedenborgian religion.
- Meanwhile he continued his schooling under a Swedenborgian teacher.
- I'm sure there was a footnote somewhere about a Swedenborgian belief that trees were elevated spirits or something.
- The stories were chosen as a sampling of James's unacknowledged publications for their use of Swedenborgian ideas.
noun ˌswiːd(ə)nˈbɔːɡɪən
A person who supports the theories of the Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
a Swedenborgian who believed in communicating with spirits
Example sentencesExamples
- The Swedenborgians placed particular emphasis on the sun as a symbol of God because its warmth and light corresponded to divine love and wisdom.
- The largest concentration of Swedenborgians are in England.
- He introduces us to a Swedenborgian who believed in communicating with spirits.
- Like many Swedenborgians, he had a strong interest in popular sciences and unorthodox medical movements, including phrenology and mesmerism.
- Having grown up an agnostic, in the later years of her life she became a Swedenborgian.