harmonistic

American  

[hahr-muh-nis-tik] / ˌhɑr məˈnɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to a harmonist or harmony.

2. pertaining to the collation and harmonizing of parallel passages, as of the Gospels.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• harmonistically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of harmonistic

First recorded in 1855–60; harmon(y) + -istic

Example Sentences

This attitude is typical of the middle ages, which appealed to authority in philosophy as well as in theology, and hence developed a harmonistic attitude in the presence of conflicting authorities.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac

As regards harmonistic difficulties of the Old and New Testaments, he assumes the same confident tone of bold assertion without feeling any obligation to notice the solutions that have been suggested.

From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by Tyrrell, George

The Combination of Luke and John We now have to deal with the most perplexing question in harmonistic study, the proper disposal of the mass of material furnished by Luke in 9:51-18:14.

From A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version by Robertson, Archibald Thomas

But harmonistic considerations do not need to detain us at present.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke by Maclaren, Alexander

Thus tradition gives invaluable material for the knowledge of the conflict of opinions in the first centuries, a strife the sharpness of which has been blunted in later times by a most resourceful harmonistic method.

From Mohammedanism Lectures on Its Origin, Its Religious and Political Growth, and Its Present State by Hurgronje, C. Snouck