harmonist

harmonist
/hahr"meuh nist/, n.
1. a person skilled in harmony.
2. a person who makes a harmony, as of the Gospels.
[1560-70; HARMON(Y) + -IST]

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  • Harmonist — Har mo*nist, Harmonite Har mo*nite ( n[imac]t), n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious sect, founded in W[ u]rtemburg in the last century, composed of followers of George Rapp, a weaver. They had all their property in common. In 1803, a portion of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Harmonist — (v. griech.), 1) Musiker, der die Harmonie wohl versteht; 2) (Harmonista), ein Philosoph, der die Hypothese von der Prästabilirten Harmonie (s.d.) annimmt …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • harmonist — [här′mə nist] n. 1. a musician expert in harmony 2. a scholar who arranges a HARMONY (sense 4) harmonistic adj. harmonistically adv …   English World dictionary

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  • Harmonist — Vorlage:Infobox Musikinstrument/Wartung/Parameter Tonumfang fehltVorlage:Infobox Musikinstrument/Wartung/Parameter Klangbeispiel fehlt Harmonium engl.: reed organ, harmonium / franz.: harmonium …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Harmonist — /hahr meuh nist/, n. a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803. Also, Harmonite. Also called Rappist, Rappite. [1815 25; after Harmony, town in Pennsylvania; see IST] * * * …   Universalium

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