organist 
charged with playing the organ and often with 
the management of all I lie music of the service. 
Over his keys, thu musing orgimi-t, 
IVu'iiniiiitf Mtmhtfillly iind far .iv\:t>. 
t lets his lingers wander u they list. 
LmoeU, Vision of Sir Launfal. 
2f. In meilii-nil miixii; a singer who sang some 
other part than the cantns tirinuH or melodv. 
Also II/V/IIK/..M-. 3. In nrnilli., a West Indian 
tanager, Knplimir or Kn/iliniiin iniixini : so called 
from its musical powers. The name is also 
given to other tanagers of this genus. 
organistert, [ M '' <>riiiii<y.tt<r; as organist + 
-<>.] An organist. I'mni/it. I'urv., p. 369. 
organistic (or-go-nis'tik), a. [< organist + -ie.] 
In mimic, of or pertaining to an organ. 
organistrtun (or-ga-nis'trum), n. [< (Jr. bpyavov, 
organ, + suffix -urrpm,] A large variety of hur- 
dy-gurdy. 
organityt (6r-gan'i-ti), n. [< organ? + -ity.] 
The quality or condition of possessing organs; 
organization. [Rare.] 
Many put out their force Informative 
In their ethereall corporeity, 
Devoid of heterogeneall organity. 
Dr. H. More, Psychathanasia, I. II. 24. 
organizability (or'gan-i-za-bil'i-ti), n. [< or- 
giniisiihlt: + -ity: see-bility.] The property of 
being organizable; capability for organization 
or for being turned into living tissue : as, the 
organi~dl>i/iti/ of fibrin. Also spelled ori/iiin^i- 
hiiity. 
organizable (6r'gan-i-za-bl), a. [< organize + 
-ii/ili:] Capable of being organized ; suscepti- 
ble of organization. Also spelled organisable. 
The superior types of organic substances, ending In or- 
ganizable protoplasm. 
H. Spencer, Prin. of Biol. (Amer. ed., 1872), App., p. 483. 
organizatet, a. [< NL. organizatits, organisatus, 
pp. of organizare: see organize.] Provided with 
or acting through organs ; organized. 
Death our spirits doth release 
From this distinguished organizate sense. 
Dr. H. More, Pneexlstency of the Soul, it. 21. (Daniet.) 
organization (6r"gan-i-za'shpn), n. [= F. or- 
i/niiisation = Sp. organization = Pg. oi'ganisaySo 
= It. organizzazionc; &sorganize -r -ation.] 1. 
4151 
I was of a peculiarly sensitive organization ; my nerves 
shivered to everj touch, like Mai], stunt;*. 
//. It. Stou-e, Oldtnwn, p. 00. 
General discriminate power probably implies from tin- 
first a fine <ir<jnniiti'm of the brain as a wh"lr. 
J. Sully, Outlines of Psycho!., p. 145. 
Also s]>elleil organixittioH. 
organize (or'gan-iz), r. ; ]iret.and ]ip. <>/;<"""'. 
ppr. organiffng. [= F. organtxrr = Sp. orgnni- 
:<ir = Pg. organisar = It. organixare, < NL. or- 
//inii-iiri, organize (cf. ML. oryanizurc, play on 
the organ), < L. orqanum, organ: see iirt/nn 1 .] 
1. trans. 1. To render organic; give an organic 
structure to; construct or modify so as to ex- 
hibit or subserve vital processes: commonly in 
the past participle. 
Those nobler faculties of the loul organized matter could 
nerer produce. Kay. 
"Organized belngs/'saysthephyslologlst, "arecompoied 
of a number of essential and mutually dependent parts." 
"An organized product of nature, "says the great metaphy- 
sician, "is that In which all the parts are mutually ends 
and means." Wheirell. 
2. In general, to form into a whole consisting 
of interdependent parts; coordinate the parts 
of; systematize; arrange according to a uni- 
form plan or for a given purpose ; provide with 
a definite structure or constitution; order. 
So completely, however, Is a society organized upon the 
same system as an individual being that we may almost 
say there is something more than an analogy between them. 
U. Spencer, Social Statics, p. 490. 
Don Oalvez went himself to Havannah to organwc and 
command a great expedition against Pensacola. 
/,.-./,/(. Eng. In 1 -t h Cent, xiv. 
In the field where the western abutment of the old 
bridge may still be seen, about half a mile from this spot, 
the first organized resistance was made to British arms. 
Einenon, Hist. Disc, at Concord. 
3. In music, to Sing or arrange in parts: as, to 
organize the halleluiah. [Rare.] =8yn. 2. To con- 
stitute, construct. 
II. intrans. To assume an organic structure 
or a definite formation or constitution, as a 
number of individuals ; become coordinated or 
systematically arranged or ordered. 
The men organize, and, as Clioros of old men, approach 
with hostile intent, but are worsted in the encounter that 
ensues. Amer. Jmir. Philol., VIII. 187. 
organoplastic 
gans of touch, tii si !. and smell. 2. Susci-pti- 
blo of receiving an impression; plastic. Ihni- 
den 
W 
" 
Socially, as well as individually, organization Is Indis- 
pensable to growth ; beyond a certain point there cannot 
be further growth without further organization. 
II. Spencer, Study of Soclol., p. 6. r >. 
(6) The process of arranging or systematizing ; specifically, 
the process of combining parts into a coordinated whole : 
as, the organization of an expedition. 
Philosophy, with him [Hegel], lies quite out of the range 
of common sense which is merely the organization of 
sensible experiences. J. Fiske, Cosmic Fnllos., I. 124. 
2. That which is organized; a regularly con- 
stituted whole or aggregate ; an organism, or a 
systematized and regulated whole; any body 
which has a definite constitution: often used 
specifically of an organized body of persons, as 
a literary society, club, corporation, etc. 
Such was the intelligence, the gravity, and the self-com- 
mand of the warriors whom Cromwell had trained, that in 
their camp a political organization and a religious organi- 
zation could exist without destroy ing military organization. 
Stacaiday, Hist. Eng., i. 
The body Is a healthful and beautiful organization only 
when the principle of life acts generously through all Its 
parts. Channing, Perfect Life, p. 199. 
A moribund organization, to which few known writers 
belong, and before which dry-as-dust papers are seml-oc- 
oiuionally read. Harper's Mag., LXXVL 843. 
3. Organic structure or constitution: arrange- 
ment, disposition, or collocation of interde- 
pendent parts or organs; constitution in gen- 
eral: as, animal organization ; the organization 
of society; the orgnniziitiou of the church or of 
a legislature. Specifically, the physical constitution of 
an animal or vegetable body or of one of its parts : used 
absolutely, the physical or mental constitution of a human 
being : often used with special reference to the activities 
or functions which depend upon such organic structure : 
as, a fine, delicate, or susceptible organization. 
The man whose moral organization Is under due control 
never acts on mere feeling, but invariably submits it to 
reflection. Fotrler, Shaf tesbury and Hutcheson, p. 79. 
The lowest living things are not, properly speaking, or- 
ganisms at all ; for they have no distinctions of parts^ no 
traces of organization. 
H. Spencer, Prin. of Bio!. (Amer. ed., 1872), App., p. 481. 
The habits of command formed by a long period of al- 
most universal empire, and by the aristocratic organisa- 
tion of the city, contributed to the elevation, and also to 
the pride, of the national character. 
Lecky, Europ. Morals, 1. 182. 
izes ; one who arranges the several parts of 
anything for action or work; one who estab- 
lishes and systematizes. 2f. Same as organ- 
ist, 2. 
Also spelled organiser. 
organ-ling (6r'gan-ling), n. [< organ + ling 1 .] 
Same as orgeis. 
organ-loft (6r'gan-16ft), n. The loft or gallery 
where an organ stands. Also called music-loft. 
organochordium (6r*gan-o-k6r'di-um), . 
[NL., < Gr. bpyavov, an organ, + xpd'l, a string, 
chord.] A musical instrument combining the 
mechanisms of the pianoforte and of the pipe- 
organ : it was suggested by G. F. Vogler. 
organogenesis (dr'gan-o-jen'e-sis), w. [NL., < 
Gr. bpyavav, an organ, 4- ytveaic,, origin: see 
genesis.] Same as organogeny. 
organogenetic (or'gan-o-je-net'ik), a. [< or- 
<l<ini></enf sis, a,ftei genetic.] Sameas organogenic. 
Organogenic (6r*gan-o-jen'ik), a. [As organo- 
iji'ii-y + -ic.] Pertaining or relating to orga- 
nogeny; organogenetic. 
organogeny (6r-ga-noj'e-ni), n. [< Gr. bpyavav, 
organ, + -yhtta, < -yevtK, producing: see -geny.] 
The history of the develspment of organs of 
living bodies, and of the systems and appa- 
ratus composed of these organs. Also organo- 
The development of the flower as a whole, or, as It is 
termed, the Organogeny of the flower. 
Beaey, Botany, p. 426. 
organographic (6r"gan-o-graf'ik), o. [< orga- 
nograpli-y + -ie.] Pertaining to organography. 
organogfaphical (6r'gan-o-graf'i-kal, a. [< 
organographic + -al.] Same as organographic. 
organographist (or-ga-nog'ra-fist), n. [\ or- 
ganograph-y + -int.] One wno describes the 
organs of animal or vegetable bodies. 
organography (6r-ga-nog'ra-fi), n. [= F. or- 
ganographie, < Gr. bpyavav, organ, + -ypafyia, < 
yp&Qetv, write.] 1. In Wo/., the study of or- 
gans and their relations ; a description of the 
organs of plants and animals; descriptive or- 
ganology. 2. In music, the scientific descrip- 
tion of musical instruments. 
organoleptic (6r'gan-o-lep'tik), a. [< Gr. ip- 
;i/rm', an organ, + XjpTnvKor, < haufldveiv, "hifieiv, 
take.] 1. Making an impression on an organ ; 
specifically, making an impression on the or- 
organologic (or'gan-o-loj'ik), ii. 
+ -ic. ] ( >t' or pertaining to oryanology. 
organological d'ir'gan-0-loj'i-kal), . [< nrgnn- 
ohH/if + -<il.\ Same us <irn<iit<il<>gic. 
organologist (or-ga-nol'o-jist), n. [< oi-gnniil- 
,/.!/ + .int.] In liiiil., OM skilled in organol- 
9fft 
organology (dr-ga-uol'o-ji), . [= F. organl<>- 
i/if, (. Ur. 6/j;iw', an organ, + -/o;/, < "'i'< 1 ', 
speak: see -nliH/i/.\ 1. A branch of biology 
which treats in particular of the different or- 
gans of animals and plants with reference to 
structure and function. 2. Phrenology. 3. 
The study of structure or organization. 
The science of style, as an organ of thought, of style In 
relation to the ideas anil fenllngs, might be called the or- 
ganology of style. Ve Qirincey, Style, I. 
4 . Iii music, the science of musical instruments. 
organometallic(or*'gan-o-ine-tal'ik), a. [< or- 
<j(in(ii') + iiirtiillii-.] hi i-li, in., an epithet ap- 
plied to compounds in which an organic radical, 
as ethyl, is directly combined with a metal, to 
distinguish them from otherorganic compounds 
containing metals, in which the metal is indi- 
rectly united to the radical by the intervention 
of oxygen. 
organbn (6r'ga-non), n. [< Or. bpyavnv, an in- 
strument, organ: see organ 1 . Cf. organum.] 
It. An organ; an instrument. 
Employing all his wits In vain expense, 
Abusing all his nrganont of sense. 
Miiirii'n. Scourge of Vlllanle, vllL 210. 
O thou great God, ravish my earthly sprite ! 
That for the time a more than human skill 
May feed the organont of all my sense. 
Peete, David and Bethsabe, st 15. 
2. An instrument of thought. Originally applied to 
the logical theory of demonstration, and then by the Peri- 
patetics to the whole of logic, especially to the topics of 
Aristotle or the rules for probable reasoning, as being only 
an instrument or aid to philosophy, and not meriting the 
higher place of a part of philosophy claimed for It by the 
Stoics and most of the Academics; thence given as a title 
to the logical treatises of Aristotle. 
The organon of Descartes is doubt. 
VeOch, Introd. to Descartes's Method, p. xxi. 
Hence 3. A code of rules or principles for 
scientific investigation. Bacon's work on this sub- 
ject was called by htm the "Novum Organum." Kant 
uses the term to denote the particular rales for acquiring 
the knowledge of a given class of objects. 
I never could detect . . . that he did not just as rigor- 
ously observe . . . the peculiar logic of the law as if be 
had never Investigated any other than legal truth by any 
other organon than legal logic In his life. 
R. Chnale, Addresses, p. 259. 
The theory of judicial evidence Is constantly misstated 
or misconceived even in this country |England|, and the 
English law on the subject is too often described as being 
that which it is its chief distinction not to be that is, 
as an Organon, as a sort of contrivance for the discovery 
of truth which English lawyers have patented. 
Maine, Village Communities, p. 302. 
Also organum. 
organonoinic (6r'gan-o-nom'ik), a. [< organ- 
ontimy + -ic.] Pertaining to organonomy. 
organonomy (6r-ga-non'o-mi), H. [< Gr. 6pya- 
vov, an organ, -r- vi/iof , la w'. ] The doctrine of the 
observed sequence of cause and effect in or- 
ganic life ; the body of prganonomic laws. 
organonym (6r'gan-o-nim), n. [< Gr. bpyavov, 
an organ, + orrm/, inonu, a name.] In biol., the 
tenable technical name of any organ. [Bare.] 
organonymal (6r-ga-non'i-mal), a. [? orga- 
nonym-y + -al.] Of or pertaining to orga- 
nonymy. Coues. 
organonymic (dr'ga-no-nim'ik), a. [< orga- 
mniym-y + -ic.] Pertaining to organonymy; 
organonymal : as, organonymic terms. Wilder. 
organonymy (6r-ga-non'i-mi), n. [< Gr. bpya- 
iw, an organ, + 6mym, oi'o^a, a name.] In biol., 
any system of scientific names of organs ; the 
nomenclature of organs; organonyms collec- 
tively. 
The terms . . . are the names of parts, organ-names, or 
organonyms, and their consideration constitutes orga- 
nonymy. Buek't Handbook of Med. Science*, VIII. 515. 
organophonic (6r'ga-no-fon'ik), a. [< Gr. ipj-o- 
vov, an organ, + Quvfi, voice: see phonic.] In 
music, noting a kind of vocal music in which the 
tones of various instruments are imitated. 
organophyly (6r-ga-nof'i-li),n. [<Gr. opjovov, 
an organ, + Cfi^ti, a tribe.] The tribal history 
of organs. Hacckel, Evol. of Man (trans.), I. 24. 
organoplastic (6r'gan-o-plas'tik), a. [< Gr. bp- 
yavov, an organ, + jr?aoToc, verbal adj. of irUa- 
auv, form, mold, + -ic. Cf. plastic.] Possess- 
ing the property of producing or evolving the 
