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Swedenborgian
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English
Etymology
From en Swedenborg ian.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Derived terms
en Swedenborgianist Swedenborgianism
Translations
of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg
French: fr swedenborgien, fr swédenborgien
German: de swedenborgianisch, de schwedenborgianisch old spelling
Polish: pl swedenborgiański
Portuguese: pt swedenborgiano, pt swedenborguiano
Noun
A religious follower of Emanuel Swedenborg.
en 2018 w:Tim Flannery Europe: A Natural History 76 As Kirkpatrick worked, Otto Hahn - an intensely patriotic German lawyer and amateur petrologist turned Swedenborgian who believed life originated in outer space - was spending long hours staring down his microscope at what he took to be the fossilised remnants of algae.
Translations
a religious follower of Emanuel Swedenborg
French: fr swedenborgien m, fr swedenborgienne f, fr swédenborgien m, fr swédenborgienne f
German: de Swedenborgianer m, de Swedenborgianerin f, de Schwedenborgianer m old spelling, de Schwedenborgianerin f old spelling
Polish: pl swedenborgianin m, pl swedenborgianka f
Portuguese: pt swedenborgiano m, pt swedenborguiano m
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