The Collaborative International Dictionary
Harmonist \Har"mo*nist\ (h[aum]r"m[-o]*n[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. harmoniste.]
One who shows the agreement or harmony of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four evangelists.
(Mus.) One who understands the principles of harmony or is skillful in applying them in composition; a musical composer.
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 this sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the village thus established, Harmony.
Wiktionary
n. 1 One who shows the agreement of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four Biblical evangelists. 2 (context music English) One who understands the principles of harmony or is skillful in applying them in composition; a composer.
Usage examples of "harmonist".
One of Traugott's very early disciples split from him and started the Social Harmonist Army in America, but we were nothing like them, believe me—although many people did call our Harmony Camp a religious cult.
One of Traugott's very early disciples split from him and started the Social Harmonist Army in America, but we were nothing like them, believe meâalthough many people did call our Harmony Camp a religious cult.
One of Traugott's very early disciples split from him and started the Social Harmonist Army in America, but we were nothing like them, believe me-although many people did call our Harmony Camp a religious cult.
If they turned out to be conspiracy-mongers of some kind, UFO cultists or Social Harmonists, he would quickly begin to regret his own role in persuading his clients to fly out from Virginia.