What does anthem mean?
Definitions for anthem
ˈæn θəman·them
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Princeton's WordNet
anthemnoun
a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
hymn, anthemnoun
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
GCIDE
Anthemnoun
A song or hymn of praise or devotion; as, a national anthem. Milton.
Wiktionary
anthemnoun
Antiphon.
anthemnoun
A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
The school's anthem sang of its many outstanding qualities, and it was hard to keep a straight face while singing.
anthemnoun
A hymn of praise or loyalty.
The choir sang a selection of Christmas anthems at the service just before the big day.
anthemnoun
A very popular song or track.
anthemverb
To celebrate with anthems.
Etymology: From anteme, from antefn, from antiphōna, from ἀντίφωνα, from ἀντί + φωνή. Compare antiphon.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Anthemnoun
A holy song; a song performed as part of divine service.
Etymology: ἄνϑυμνος, a hymn sung in alternate parts,
God Moses first, then David did inspire,
To compose anthems for his heavenly quire. John Denham.There is no passion that is not finely expressed in those parts of the inspired writings, which are proper for divine songs and anthems. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 405.
Wikipedia
Anthem
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short sacred choral work (still frequently seen in Sacred Harp and other types of shape note singing) and still more particularly to a specific form of liturgical music. In this sense, its use began ca. 1550 in English-speaking churches; it uses English language words, in contrast to the originally Roman Catholic 'motet' which sets a Latin text.
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anthem
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, typically used as a symbol for a specific group, particularly the national anthem of a country. It is often recognizable by a distinct melody and strong, uplifted spirit. Anthems can also be hymns or important religious songs.
Webster Dictionary
Anthemnoun
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
Anthemnoun
a song or hymn of praise
Anthemverb
to celebrate with anthems
Etymology: [OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. 'anti`fwna, neut. pl. of 'anti`fwnon antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from 'anti`fwnos sounding contrary, returning a sound; 'anti` over against + fwnh` 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.]
Wikidata
Anthem
The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music, or more generally, a song of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem" or "sports anthem".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Anthem
an′them, n. a piece of sacred music sung in alternate parts: a piece of sacred music set to a passage from Scripture: any song of praise or gladness.—v.t. to praise in an anthem.—adv. An′themwise. [A.S. antefn—Gr. antiphona—anti, in return, phōne, the voice. See Antiphon.]
Editors Contribution
Anthem
Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in the United Kingdom. The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age.
Submitted by acronimous on February 19, 2025
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Etymology and Origins
Anthem
A hymn sung by the entire congregation, as distinguished from Antiphone, which term expresses a series of choral responses.
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Anagrams for anthem »
the man
Hemant
hetman
nameth
mentha
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of anthem in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of anthem in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of anthem in a Sentence
And there he was, standing, playing the Venezuelan anthem, and with a couple of kids that were around him, sort of protecting him.
It didn't take me long to fall right in with that crowd, that’s when I started getting more involved personally with NASCAR – going to races, doing the anthem, being the marshal and having a race. I had my own race one year – the Chrome 300. And that was when my daddy finally said, ‘Well, you finally made it.’.
Authenticity is the anthem of self-discovery.
As a general matter, when it comes to the flag, and the National Anthem and the meaning that that holds for our men and women in uniform and those that fought for us – that is a tough thing for them to get past, to then hear what his deeper concerns are, but I don’t doubt his sincerity. I think he cares about some real, legitimate issues that need to be talked about and, if nothing else, what he’s done is generated more conversation about some topics that need to be talked about.
I can’t stand for more than 4-5 minutes, but I stand for the anthem, it is painful, but you just don’t notice it.
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- نشيد, نشيد وطنيArabic
- гімнBelarusian
- химнBulgarian
- himneCatalan, Valencian
- hymna, národní hymnaCzech
- HymneGerman
- himnoEsperanto
- himnoSpanish
- سرودPersian
- hymniFinnish
- tjóðsangurFaroese
- hymneFrench
- himnuszHungarian
- հիմն, օրհներգArmenian
- lagu kebangsaanIndonesian
- inno, inno nazionaleItalian
- 聖歌, 国歌Japanese
- 國歌, 국가Korean
- ngaringariMāori
- volkslied, strijdliedDutch
- nasjonalsang, hymneNorwegian
- hymnPolish
- hinoPortuguese
- imn, imn naționalRomanian
- гимнRussian
- hymn, nationalsång, lovsångSwedish
- கீதம்Tamil
- గీతంTelugu
- гімнUkrainian
- quốc ca, 國歌Vietnamese
- 国歌Chinese
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