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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