Swedenborgian
Swedenborgian adjective: of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Adjective
Swedenborgian (comparative more Swedenborgian, superlative most Swedenborgian)
- Of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Noun
Swedenborgian (plural Swedenborgians)
- A religious follower of Emanuel Swedenborg.
- 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.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 76
Forms of Swedenborgian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Swedenborgian |
| superlative | most Swedenborgian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Swedenborgians |
Origin of Swedenborgian
From Swedenborg + -ian.
Words formed from Swedenborgian
Questions about Swedenborgian
- What does Swedenborgian mean?
- Swedenborgian means of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
- What part of speech is Swedenborgian?
- Swedenborgian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near Swedenborgian in the dictionary
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