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anthem Definition

an·them (an′t̸həm)

noun

  1. Archaic a religious song sung antiphonally
  2. a religious choral song usually based on words from the Bible
  3. a song of praise or devotion, as to a nation, college, etc.

Etymology: ME antefne < OE antefn < ML antifona, antiphona < Gr antiphōna < antiphōnos, sounding back < anti-, over against + phōnē, voice: see phono-

anthem Synonyms

anthem

n.

hymn, paean, song of devotion, song of praise; see hymn, song.

anthem Usage Examples

Possessives

  • band: The band's anthem ' Battle Metal ' was undoubtedly a highlight of the day.

Converse of object

  • sing: Amazing, singing the national anthem brought tears to my dad's eyes.
  • uplift: It's a fantastic uplifting anthem of a song!
  • compose: Debbie has also composed the anthem for World Peace Day.
  • stir: The latter was a stirring anthem for the soon-to-be liberated Rhodesia.
  • become: Adrian Mitchell's poem " Tell Me Lies " became an anthem against the Vietnam War.
  • write: John Blow wrote a new anthem for the opening ceremony.

Preposition: in

  • making: A true anthem in the making, there's no need to even mention their Leeds peers.

Adjective modifier

  • unofficial: A Uruguay Q In which year did Fat Les sing Vindaloo, Englands unofficial anthem that year?
  • rousing: With the atmosphere cranked up to full tempo with the tannoy banging out stadium rousing anthem ' Stand By Your Man ' ( !
  • national: The national anthem will be sung by Gwyn Hughes Jones.
  • upbeat: There's decent if not again outdated upbeat dance anthems on the decks.
  • classic: His new material blending in with the classic punk anthems & his 80's chart singles.
  • Welsh: We sing " Land of our Fathers " , the Welsh national anthem.

Noun used with modifier

  • dancefloor: Now they're back with another dancefloor anthem in the making entitled ' Blast The Speakers ' .
  • indie: Check out their new single, the indie dance floor anthem ' Listen Up!
  • coronation: The festival was held at York Minster and the program included Handel's Coronation anthems.
  • punk: His new material blending in with the classic punk anthems & his 80's chart singles.
  • verse: The first volume contains the 11 verse anthems written for special occasions.
  • pop: The result is one of the strangest summer pop anthems you're likely to hear.