anthem

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.

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[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.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anthem - 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.	anthem - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) hymn 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

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anthem

noun song of praise, carol, chant, hymn, psalm, paean, chorale, canticle

Translations

anthem [ˈænθəm] n national anthem → himno nacional

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anthem [ˈænθəm] n → motet m;

national anthem → hymne national

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anthem [ˈænθəm] n national anthem → Nationalhymne f

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anthem [ˈænθəm] n → antifona;

national anthem → inno nazionale