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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Harmonist \Har"mo*nist\ (h[aum]r"m[-o]*n[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.
harmoniste.]
1. One who shows the agreement or harmony of corresponding
passages of different authors, as of the four evangelists.
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2. (Mus.) One who understands the principles of harmony or is
skillful in applying them in composition; a musical
composer. Harmonist
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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