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- Dictionaryanthem/ˈanθəm/
noun
- 1. a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause: "the song became the anthem for hippy activists"
- 2. a musical setting of a religious text to be sung by a choir during a church service, especially in Anglican or Protestant Churches.
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a song that has special importance for a particular group of people or country, often sung on special occasions.
- English (US)
ANTHEM meaning: 1. a song that has special importance for a...
- Znaczenie Anthem, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ANTHEM definicja: 1. a song that has special importance for...
- Anthem: Thai Translation
ANTHEM translate: เพลงสดุดี, เพลงสวดในโบสถ์. Learn more in...
- Anthem: Malay Translation
anthem translate: lagu kebangsaan, lagu puja. Learn more in...
- Anthem: French Translation
anthem translate: hymne [masculine], hymne, motet. Learn...
- Anthem: Indonesian Translation
ANTHEM translate: lagu kebangsaan, lagu gereja. Learn more...
- English (US)
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries.
1. : a song or hymn of praise or gladness. a patriotic anthem. 2. : a usually rousing popular song that typifies or is identified with a particular subculture, movement, or point of view. anthems of teenage angst. 3. a. : a psalm or hymn sung antiphonally or responsively. b. : a sacred vocal composition with words usually from the Scriptures.
noun. a song of loyalty or devotion, as to a nation or college. a national anthem. a musical composition for a choir, usually set to words from the Bible, sung as part of a church service. a religious chant sung antiphonally. a popular rock or pop song.
1. a song of loyalty or devotion, as to a nation or college. a national anthem. 2. a musical composition for a choir, usually set to words from the Bible, sung as part of a church service. 3. a religious chant sung antiphonally. 4. a popular rock or pop song.
anthem. Rousing, reverential, sometimes even revolutionary, an anthem is a song that represents the ideals of a group of people. Anthem comes from Old English antefn. The original word meant a song sung antiphonally, or in turns by two groups of singers.
anthem, (Greek antiphōna: “against voice”; Old English antefn: “antiphon”), choral composition with English words, used in Anglican and other English-speaking church services. It developed in the mid-16th century in the Anglican Church as a musical form analogous to the Roman Catholic motet ( q.v. ), a choral composition with a sacred ...
