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Anthem : (noun)
1: a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
2: a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) [syn:
hymn]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Anthem : \An"them\, n. [OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL.
antiphona, fr. Gr. ?, neut. pl. of ? antiphon, or anthem, n.
neut., from ? sounding contrary, returning a sound; ? over
against _ ? sound, voice: the anthem being sung by the
choristers alternately, one half-choir answering the other:
cf. OF. 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Anthem : \An"them\, v. t.
To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.]
Sweet birds antheming the morn. --Keats.
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Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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