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chant Definition

chant (c̸hant, c̸hänt)

noun

  1. a song; melody
    1. a simple liturgical song in which a string of syllables or words is sung to each tone
    2. words, as of a canticle or psalm, to be sung in this way
    1. a monotonous tone of voice; singsong mode of speaking
    2. anything uttered in this way

Etymology: Fr < L cantus, song < the v.

intransitive verb

  1. to sing a chant; intone
  2. to say something monotonously or repetitiously
  3. Old Poet. to sing; warble

Etymology: ME chanten < OFr chanter, canter < L cantare, freq. of canere, to sing < IE base *kan-, to sing, sound > hen, Gr kanachē, sound, noise, Bret cana, sing, Ger hahn

transitive verb

  1. to utter, sing, or recite in the manner of a chant
  2. Old Poet. to sing or to celebrate in song

chant Synonyms

chant

n.

religious song, incantation, plainsong, Gregorian chant, chorus, mantra, singsong; see also hymn, song.

chant Synonyms

chant

v.

intone, chorus, drone; see sing.

chant Usage Examples

Object

  • mantra: Support CUP, chant the mantra, sign up, send money.
  • slogan: In Kenya, children chanting slogans " free education, free education " .
  • psalm: The purpose of chanting psalms and singing hymns is not merely to glorify our language, but to heal it.
  • Aussie: Chanting quot aussie played at binion's service excellent products.
  • hymn: A man of no specific era walks or crawls up a human wide millstream chanting a Welsh hymn.
  • meditation: Jenny participates in the Teacher Training Program at Heruka Center, where she also leads many of the chanted meditations.

Converse of object

  • sing: We got as far as the porch, before hearing the sung chant of the offices within.

Adjective modifier

  • Gregorian: The music is very much inspired by Gregorian chant.
  • Anglican: The result was a kind of half-hearted kind of gabbling of the words rather like a badly sung anglican chant.
  • liturgical: At these sites choirs of holy men maintained a constant liturgical chant which varied over the seasons and cycles.
  • racist: Racist chants from the Sunderland fans didn't really help the atmosphere either.
  • rhythmic: The most memorable was the response to the question Where is God? It was recited by the class with a powerful rhythmic chant.
  • sacred: Their repertoire included sacred chants of different styles from 16th to 21st centuries.

Modifying Another Word

  • loudly: We spent over an hour here chanting loudly and displaying banners so that the public know what is happening behind all that razor wire.

Noun used with modifier

  • anglican: Think a dragging romantic performance of Handel's Messiah, or " village church " anglican chant.
  • monkey: And, sad to report, you can hear the odd monkey chant from the Madrid fans.
  • Buddhist: For example, in certain strands of Buddhism, Buddhists chant for their deceased friends and family.
  • playground: Rhythm, rhyme and playground chants are vital to early childhood.
  • terrace: Coming on like The Coral jamming with The Who, Cohesion do terrace chant choruses to die for.
  • football: Turns out he's not a fan of Jake Arnott's book inspired by the football chant about him, He Kills Coppers.
chant Quotes

Ye banks and braes o' bonie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary fu'o'care!

—Burns, Robert