Swedenborg
[ sweed-n-bawrg; Swedish sveyd-n-bawr-yuh ]
/ ˈswid nˌbɔrg; Swedish ˈsveɪd nˌbɔr yə /
noun
E·ma·nu·el
[ih-man-yoo-uh l; Swedish e-mah-noo-uh l] /ɪˈmæn yu əl; Swedish ɛˈmɑ nu əl/, Emanuel Swedberg,1688–1772,
Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.
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Swedenborg
/ (ˈswiːdənˌbɔːɡ, Swedish ˈsveːdənbɔrj) /
noun
Emanuel (eˈmanuel). original surname Svedberg. 1688–1772, Swedish scientist and theologian, whose mystical ideas became the basis of a religious movement