Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harmonist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: har-monist
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who shows the agreement of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four Biblical evangelists.

noun

One who understands the principles of harmony or is skillful in applying them in composition; a composer.

noun

A member of the Harmony Society, a Christian theosophy and pietist society founded in Germany in 1785.

Example Sentences

"The demon of fanaticism was the shape which it took with us; and verily, what with religious republicans, harmonists, quakers, fifth-monarchy men, presbyterians, and the reign of the saints upon earth, it needs the strong hand of a Cromwell to reduce the spiritual chaos to any sort of order."

Etymology

From harmony + -ist. Compare French harmoniste.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: harmony

Inflected Forms

harmonists (plural)

Synonyms

Economite Harmonite Rappist Rappite

Questions

What does harmonist mean?: One who shows the agreement of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four Biblical evangelists.
Where does harmonist come from?: From harmony + -ist. Compare French harmoniste.

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