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anthem

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an·them  (nthm)
n.
1. A hymn of praise or loyalty.
2. A choral composition having a sacred or moralizing text in English.
3. A modern ballad accompanied by rock music instrumentation.

[Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, from Late Latin antiphna, from Late Greek, from neuter pl. of antiphnos, sounding in answer : anti-, in return; see anti- + phn, voice; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

anthem
Noun
1. a song of loyalty or devotion: a national anthem
2. a piece of music for a choir, usually set to words from the Bible [Late Latin antiphona antiphon]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.anthemanthem - a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
national anthem - a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation
2.anthemanthem - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
dithyramb - (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)
religious song - religious music for singing
doxology - a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
choral, chorale - a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune
canticle - a hymn derived from the Bible
hymeneal - a wedding hymn
pean, paean - (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
recessional - a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw

anthem
noun song of praise, carol, chant, hymn, psalm, paean, chorale, canticle
Translations
anthem [ˈænθəm] n national anthem → himno nacional

anthem [ˈænθəm] nmotet m;
national anthem → hymne national

anthem [ˈænθəm] n national anthem → Nationalhymne f

anthem [ˈænθəm] nantifona;
national anthem → inno nazionale

anthem
n anthem [ˈӕnθəm]
1 a piece of music for a church choir usually with words from the Bible. lofsang نَشيد църковна музика hymnus salme; hymne das Kirchenlied εκκλησιαστικός ύμνος motete hümn سرودی که مبتنی بر متن انجیل است hymni motet הִמְנוֹן @@@הִימנוֹן$$$ भजन himan anthem lagu gereja helgisöngur coro religioso 聖歌 찬송가 giesmė korālis; himna lagu puja hymne hymne, salme hymn hino imn хорал hymnus hvalnica, himna himna hymn เพลงสวดในโบสถ์ ilâhi 贊美詩,聖歌 спів; церковний хорал تعریف کا گیت ، مزہبی گیت bài thánh ca
2 a song of praise a national anthem. volkslied نَشيد وَطَني химн hymna lovsang; nationalsang die Hymne ύμνος himno hümn سرود ملی hymni hymne הִמְנוֹן לְאוּמִי गान, राष्ट्रीय गान himna himnusz lagu kebangsaan lof-, trúar-; ættjarðarsöngur; þjóðsöngur inno 賛歌 축가 himnas (valsts) himna lagu kebangsaan lofzang, lied lovsang, nasjonalsang hymn hino imn гимн hymna himna himna []sång เพลงสดุดี ulusal marş 國歌 урочиста пісня; гімн ترانہ quốc ca


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- An anthem for the queenliest dead that ever died so young - A dirge for her the doubly dead in that she died so young.
And from behind my shoulder, in the silvery cadence of that dear voice, rose the brave battle anthem of Helium which the nation's women sing as their men march out to victory.
Jehan go every evening to chapel, and sing there an anthem with verse and orison to Madame the glorious Virgin Mary.
 
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