HARMONIST


Meaning of HARMONIST in English

ˈhärmənə̇st, ˈhȧm- noun

( -s )

Etymology: harmony + -ist

1.

a. : a member of a school of theorists in ancient Greece basing the principles of music on the subjective effects of tones rather than on their mathematical relations

b. : one who composes or performs music

c. : one skilled in harmony

2. : one who shows the agreement or harmony of corresponding passages of different literary works (as the Gospels)

editorial harmonists of the Pentateuch — Interpreter's Bible

3. : harmonizer

4. usually capitalized

[ Harmony, community in Pennsylvania + English -ist ]

: harmonite

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