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ANTHEM
hymn, anthem
(noun) a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
anthem
(noun) a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anthem (plural anthems)
(archaic) Antiphon.
A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
A hymn of praise or loyalty.
(informal) A very popular song or track.
Verb
anthem (third-person singular simple present anthems, present participle antheming, simple past and past participle anthemed)
(transitive, poetic) To celebrate with anthems.
Anagrams
• Hemant, hetman, mentha, nameth, the man
Source: Wiktionary
An"them, n. Etym: [OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. 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. Milton.
An"them, v. t.
Definition: To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.] Sweet birds antheming the morn. Keats.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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