Anthem

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A hymn of praise or loyalty.
  • n. A choral composition having a sacred or moralizing text in English.
  • n. A modern ballad accompanied by rock music instrumentation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Antiphon.
  • n. A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
  • n. A hymn of praise or loyalty.
  • n. A very popular song or track.
  • v. To celebrate with anthems.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.
  • n. A song or hymn of praise or devotion.
  • v. To celebrate with anthems.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Originally, a hymn sung in alternate parts; in modern usage, a piece of sacred music set to words usually taken from the Psalms or other parts of the Scriptures; a developed motet.
  • To celebrate or salute with an anthem or song.
  • n. Hence A song or hymn expressive of praise, patriotism, loyalty, etc., and set to music.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
  • n. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
    • Cross Reference
    national anthem   
    Form
    anthemic    national anthem   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    respond    responsory    offertory   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hymn    chant    ballad    tune    madrigal   
     
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