diatessaron
/ˌdaɪəˈtɛsərɑn/
noun
- A harmony of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) arranged into a single continuous narrative.
- The museum displayed a rare manuscript of a diatessaron from the second century.
- Early Christians sometimes used a diatessaron instead of reading each Gospel separately.
- The scholar studied an ancient diatessaron to compare how the Gospel stories were combined.
- In music, the interval of a perfect fourth (four diatonic degrees).
- The composer used a diatessaron to create a sense of openness in the melody.
- In medieval music theory, the diatessaron was considered a consonant interval.
- She practiced singing the diatessaron to improve her ear for harmony.