Found 3 items, similar to Anthem.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: anthem
lagu gereja, lagu kebangsaan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: anthem
anthem
n 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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Anthem
Anthem
\An"them\, v. t.
To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.]
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Sweet birds antheming the morn. --Keats.
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Anthem
\An"them\ ([a^]n"th[e^]m), n. [OE. antym, antefne, AS.
antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. 'anti`fwna, neut. pl. of
'anti`fwnon antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from 'anti`fwnos
sounding contrary, returning a sound; 'anti` over against +
fwnh` 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.
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2. A song or hymn of praise or devotion; as, a national
anthem. --Milton.
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