Harmony — • A concord of sounds, several tones of different pitch sounded as a chord; among the Greeks, the general term for music Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Harmony Harmony … Catholic encyclopedia
Harmony — Har mo*ny (h[aum]r m[ o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Harmonies} ( n[i^]z). [F. harmonie, L. harmonia, Gr. armoni a joint, proportion, concord, fr. armo s a fitting or joining. See {Article}.] 1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harmony of the spheres — Harmony Har mo*ny (h[aum]r m[ o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Harmonies} ( n[i^]z). [F. harmonie, L. harmonia, Gr. armoni a joint, proportion, concord, fr. armo s a fitting or joining. See {Article}.] 1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parallel — [par′ə lel΄, par′ələl] adj. [Fr parallèle < L parallelus < Gr parallēlos < para , side by side (see PARA 1) + allēlos, one another < allos, other: see ELSE] 1. extending in the same direction and at the same distance apart at every… … English World dictionary
harmony — [här′mə nē] n. pl. harmonies [ME armony < OFr harmonie < L harmonia < Gr < harmos, a fitting < IE base * ar > ART3, ARM1] 1. a combination of parts into a pleasing or orderly whole; congruity 2. agreement in feeling, action,… … English World dictionary
Harmony — This article is about musical harmony and harmonies. For other uses of the term, see Harmony (disambiguation). Disharmony redirects here. For the episode of Angel, see Disharmony (Angel) … Wikipedia
harmony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English armony, from Anglo French armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Greek, joint, harmony, from harmos joint more at arm Date: 14th century 1. archaic tuneful sound ; melody 2. a. the combinati … New Collegiate Dictionary
harmony — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions, esp. as having a pleasing effect. b the study of this. 2 a an apt or aesthetic arrangement of parts. b the pleasing effect of this. 3 … Useful english dictionary
parallel — I. a. 1. Equidistant throughout (as lines). 2. In conformity, in harmony, in accordance. 3. Like, similar, analogous, resembling, allied, equal, correspondent. II. n. 1. Parallel line. 2. Resemblance, similarity, likeness … New dictionary of synonyms
Gospel harmony — This article is about attempts to merge, or harmonize, the Christian canonical gospels. For harmony in Christian Gospel music, see Gospel music. The Four Evangelists by Jacob Jordaens, 1625–1630, Louvre. A Gospel harmony is an attempt to merge or … Wikipedia
