anthem
11anthem — ► NOUN 1) an uplifting song associated with a group or cause, especially a patriotic one adopted by a country as an expression of national identity. 2) a musical setting of a religious text to be sung by a choir during a church service.… …
12anthem — [an′thəm] n. [ME antefne < OE antefn < ML antifona, antiphona < Gr antiphōna < antiphōnos, sounding back < anti , over against + phōnē, voice: see PHONO ] 1. Archaic a religious song sung antiphonally 2. a religious choral song… …
13Anthem — 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… …
14Anthem — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot Anthem, signifiant hymne en anglais, peut faire référence à : Anthem, le terme de musique, Anthem, un groupe de heavy metal japonais Anthem,… …
15anthem — /an theuhm/, n. 1. a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism: the national anthem of Spain; our college anthem. 2. a piece of sacred vocal music, usually with words taken from the Scriptures. 3. a hymn sung alternately by different sections… …
16Anthem — Ein Anthem ist eine englische Chorkomposition mit geistlichem Text, die in Gottesdiensten der Anglikanischen Liturgie verwendet wird. Im englischen Sprachgebrauch wird der Begriff auch allgemein für einen festlichen Gesang verwendet (vgl.… …
17Anthem — Originally the same as Antiphon; anthem being simply the Anglicized form of the word. Later, the terms anthem and antiphon came to stand for two different ideas. Anthem is any musical setting of words bearing upon the services of the day,… …
18anthem — n. a national anthem (the band played/struck up the national anthem) * * * [ ænθ(ə)m] a national anthem (the band played/struck up the national anthem) …
19anthem — [[t]æ̱nθəm[/t]] anthems N COUNT An anthem is a song which is used to represent a particular nation, society, or group and which is sung on special occasions. → See also national anthem The band played the Czech anthem. ...the Olympic anthem …
20anthem — Composición coral con textos en inglés que se usa en los servicios religiosos. Se desarrolló a mediados del s. XVI como la versión anglicana del motete católico en latín. El full anthem es para coro sin acompañamiento, mientras que el verse… …
