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Noun
/ˈanTHəm/,
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anthems, plural;
  1. A rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause
    • - the song became the anthem for hippie activists
  2. A solemn patriotic song officially adopted by a country as an expression of national identity

  3. A choral composition based on a biblical passage, for singing by a choir in a church service

  1. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
  2. hymn: a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
  3. The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in music theory and religious contexts), or more generally, a song (or composition) of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem" or "sports anthem".
  4. is a Japanese heavy metal band that was formed during the early 1980s in Tokyo. They are among the handful of heavy metal bands founded in Japan during that time and are considered to be one of the most successful and influential, alongside Loudness and Earthshaker.
  5. Enema of the State is the third studio album by the American pop punk band Blink-182. It was the first Blink-182 album produced by Jerry Finn, whom the band would collaborate with for their next two albums, and was released on June 1, 1999 through MCA Records. ...
  6. The Book of Taliesyn is the second album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 by Tetragrammaton in the US, and by EMI's Harvest Records in the UK, and Polydor in Canada and Japan in 1969.
  7. Anthem was an insurance company which began in the 1980s as a spin-off of the group insurance operations of American General Insurance. ...
  8. Anthem is the fifth studio album by ska punk band Less Than Jake, released on May 20, 2003 on Sire, an imprint of Warner Bros. Records. ...
  9. Antiphon; A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric; A hymn of praise or loyalty; A very popular song or track
  10. (Anthems) Sacred choral compositions.
  11. (anthems) songs of praise or devotion
  12. A song of praise; called a national anthem when it is about a country
  13. A choral setting (often with solo voice parts and organ accompaniment) of an English language religious or moral text, usually for performance during Protestant services; c1550 to present.
  14. An ‘anthem’ is a hymn whose lyrics come from scripture. Historically, anthems were sung responsively.
  15. A piece of sacred music set to scriptural words.* In modern Anglican practice, an anthem is generally sung by the choir.
  16. An item sung by the choir that is not part of the liturgical service. Usually set to a bibical text.
  17. This is the name for English religious texts sung as hymns in church services. In the English-speaking Caribbean, the term often refers to specifically sacred songs (both in and outside of worship services) and helps separate these from other folk songs such as sea chanteys and launching songs.
  18. a song of patriotism, of praise or devotion; as derived from "responsive singing" (antiphon), being a piece of sacred vocal music from the Scriptures. Compare ALMA MATER; see STARS 'n' STRIPES, WHISTLIN' DIXIE, WE SHALL OVERCOME. ...
  19. a short piece for choir on a religious theme.
  20. A religious choral composition in English the Protestant equivalent of the motet.
  21. a short celebratory vocal piece, often with words taken from the Bible, or a song of great social significance, e.g. The New Zealand national anthem 'God of Nations' or 'We are the World', as performed by Band Aid
  22. A Christian term for a hymn whose words come from the Bible.
  23. Mexicanos, al grito de guerra (Mexicans, to the Cry of War).
  24. (Bible). 1970. Alto, SATB, 8 instr. Ms
  25. Sacred vocal music using scriptural words (a text from Scripture or other sources) that is sung or said during the liturgy; now also any vocal music or hymn sung by a choir but not by the congregation; also called Antiphon.