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anthem
[ an-thuhm ]
noun
- a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
the national anthem of Spain; our college anthem.
- a piece of sacred vocal music, usually with words taken from the Scriptures.
- a hymn sung alternately by different sections of a choir or congregation.
verb (used with object)
- to celebrate with or in an anthem.
anthem
/ ˈænθəm; ænˈθɛmɪk /
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
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Derived Forms
- anthemic, adjective
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Other Words From
- an·them·ic [an-, theem, -ik, ‐-, them, ‐], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anthem1
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Example Sentences
“If BMW is ‘the ultimate driving machine,’ your Anthem is the ultimate differentiator,” writes Hogshead.
People were singing the national anthem as the whole front of the National Palace was obscured by a smoke cloud.
You mentioned Ecleftic, and the strip club anthem “Perfect Gentleman” is on there.
“She not only won the biggest singing competition in the world, her song “Diva” became a trans anthem,” said Kallai.
They might have played the Miss America anthem, “There She Is!”
After dinner, and so to chappell again; and there had another good anthem of Captain Cooke's.
The anthem was good after sermon, being the fifty-first psalme, made for five voices by one of Captain Cooke's boys, a pretty boy.
And here I first perceived that the King is a little musicall, and kept good time with his hand all along the anthem.
Again the bands broke into the strains of the national anthem; but immediately they swung into a rollicking cavalry air.
Kit Rhodes decided Marto was entirely correct as to the inspiration back of that anthem.
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