Anthem : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Anthem	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anthem n a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) Synonym(s): hymn, anthem
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anthem \An"them\, v. t. To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.] Sweet birds antheming the morn. --Keats. [d8]