Anthem (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation).

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

• The choir sang a beautiful anthem of praise to God during the Sunday service.
• The national anthem was played at the beginning of the country's Independence Day celebrations.
• The hymn was a solemn anthem to the patron saint, sung during the annual festival.
• The crowd stood in reverence as the organist played a majestic anthem to the Lord.
• The community sang a lively anthem of thanksgiving after the successful harvest season.

Synonyms

• Hymn

Hypernyms

• Religious Song

Hyponyms

• Dithyramb
• Paean
• Recessional
• Doxology
• Canticle
• Chorale
• Hymeneal

Meaning ²

A song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school).

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

• The national anthem played before the game as the players stood with their hands on their hearts.
• The school's alumni association proudly sang their alma mater's anthem during the reunion.
• Every morning the students stood up to sing the school's anthem before their lessons began.
• The country's leader stepped forward to sing the national anthem at the international summit.
• Their combat unit marched into the ceremony, the unit's anthem booming from the loudspeakers.

Hypernyms

• Vocal