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.

Origin of Swedenborgian

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; Swedenborg + -ian

Other words from Swedenborgian

  • Swe·den·bor·gi·an·ism, Swe·den·borg·ism, noun

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