anthem
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Anthem Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Anthem
(v. t.)
To celebrate with anthems.
(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.
(v. t.)
To celebrate with anthems.
(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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
anthem
Noun
1. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
(hypernym) song
(hyponym) national anthem
2. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
(synonym) hymn
(hypernym) religious song
(hyponym) dithyramb
Noun
1. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
(hypernym) song
(hyponym) national anthem
2. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
(synonym) hymn
(hypernym) religious song
(hyponym) dithyramb
| Australian Slang |
Anthem
song or piece of music seen indicative of, or encapsulating the feelings and ideas of, a particular subculture
song or piece of music seen indicative of, or encapsulating the feelings and ideas of, a particular subculture
| Anagram |
anthem
hetman
hetman
| hEnglish - advanced version |
anthem
anthem
\an"them\ (&?;), n. [oe. antym, antefne, as. antefen, fr. ll. antiphona, fr. gr. &?;, neut. pl. of &?; antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from &?; sounding contrary, returning a sound; &?; over against + &?; sound, voice: the anthem being sung by the choristers alternately, one half-choir answering the other: cf. of. anthaine, anteine, antieune, f. antienne. see antiphon.]
1. 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.
2. a song or hymn of praise.
anthem
\an"them\, v. t. to celebrate with anthems. [poet.] sweet birds antheming the morn. ||
similar words(1)
national anthem
anthem
\an"them\ (&?;), n. [oe. antym, antefne, as. antefen, fr. ll. antiphona, fr. gr. &?;, neut. pl. of &?; antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from &?; sounding contrary, returning a sound; &?; over against + &?; sound, voice: the anthem being sung by the choristers alternately, one half-choir answering the other: cf. of. anthaine, anteine, antieune, f. antienne. see antiphon.]
1. 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.
2. a song or hymn of praise.
anthem
\an"them\, v. t. to celebrate with anthems. [poet.] sweet birds antheming the morn. ||
similar words(1)
national anthem
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
anthem
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Anthem Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English - Klingon |
anthem
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Anthem Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Anthem
An anthem is a composition to an English religious text sung in the context of an Anglican service. The term has evolved to mean a song of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a certain group of people, as in the term "national anthem". See below for other uses.
"anthem" is derived from the Greek αντιφωνα through the Saxon antefn, a word which originally had the same meaning as antiphony.
It is now, however, generally restricted to a form of church music, particularly in the service of the Church of England, in which it is appointed by the rubrics to follow the third collect at both morning and evening prayer. It is just as usuan ordinary hymn as an anthem, which may be a more elaborate composition than the congregational hymns. Several anthems are included in the English coronation service. The words are selected from Holy Scripture or in some cases from the Liturgy, and the music is generally more elaborate and varied than that of psalm or hymn tunes. Though the anthem of the Church of England is analogous to the motet of the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches, both being written for a trained choir and not for the congregation, it is as a musical form essentially English in its origin and development.
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