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

• harmonistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of harmonistic

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

Example Sentences

The alteration of the traditions is thus justified by a harmonistic theology.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

New Interpolations, on the other hand, are abundant, most of them being due to harmonistic or other assimilation, fortunately capricious and incomplete.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

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

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

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