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Swedenborg
[ sweed-n-bawrg; Swedish sveyd-n-bawr-yuh ]
noun
- E·ma·nu·el [ih-, man, -yoo-, uh, l, e-, mah, -noo-, uh, l], Emanuel Swedberg, 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.
Swedenborg
/ ˈsveːdənbɔrj; ˈswiːdənˌbɔːɡ /
noun
- SwedenborgEmanuel16881772MSwedishSCIENCE: scientistRELIGION: theologian Emanuel (eˈmanuel). original surname Svedberg. 1688–1772, Swedish scientist and theologian, whose mystical ideas became the basis of a religious movement
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Swedenborg frequently narrated the wonders of other worlds, and particularly those of the infernal regions.
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This statement of Swedenborg's spread through the town, and occasioned consternation and wonder.
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A bust of Swedenborg over a massively carved bookcase, filled with volumes of royal exterior, attracted Emily's eye.
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At the same time he was led by the reading of Balzac to the discovery of Swedenborg.
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What Swedenborg calls 'selfhood,' the proprium, is not in him.
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