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swedenborgianism

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Swe⋅den⋅bor⋅gi⋅an

  [sweed-n-bawr-jee-uhn, -gee-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining 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
2. a believer in the religious doctrines of Swedenborg.
Origin:
1795–1805; Swedenborg + -ian

Related forms:
Swe⋅den⋅bor⋅gi⋅an⋅ism, Swe⋅den⋅borg⋅ism, noun
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Swedenborgian 
1791, for Emanuel Svedberg, Swedish mystic and religious philosopher (1668-1772). His followers organized 1788 as The New Church.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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