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词汇 Swedenborgian
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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.

Definition of Swedenborgian in US English:

Swedenborgian

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