Lexic.us

Definition of Anthem

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

Definition of Anthem

1. n. 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. v. t. To celebrate with anthems.

Definition of Anthem

1. Noun. (archaic) Antiphon. ¹

2. Noun. A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric. ¹

3. Noun. A hymn of praise or loyalty. ¹

4. Noun. (informal) A very popular song or track. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive poetic) To celebrate with anthems. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anthem

1. to praise in a song [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthem

Literary usage of Anthem

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of Manuscript Music in the British Museum by Augustus Hughes-Hughes (1906)
"He that descended : anthem by J. Amner. 14. He that has God : hymn by T. Miles. 189-90. ... Hear me, 0 God, in the multitude of anthem by A. Ferrabosco. ..."

2. Transactions by Ecclesiological Society (1905)
"JESUS MASS AND anthem. BY EG CUTHBERT F. ATCHLEY. In a volume of records of benefactions and churchwardens' accounts preserved at the church of All Saints', ..."

3. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1901)
"In 1834 he gained the Gresham gold medal for his anthem, ' Bow down Thine ear, O Lord.' In 1835 he succeeded Skeats as organist of St. George's Chapel, ..."

4. A Musical Biography: Or, Sketches of the Lives and Writings of Eminent by John R. Parker (1825)
"It is much to be regretted, that the anthem is so very rare as it is now become. With a few solitary exceptions on very extraordinary occasions, an anthem ..."

5. The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries (1911)
"NOTES BY THE WAY LOOKING FOR AN anthem We had no idea that the lack of a national ... The air is that of the national anthem of England, although it was ..."

6. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"CHAPTER V COMPOUND SACRED FORMS anthem—Service—Mass—Oratorio, the Largest of ... The words of the anthem are usually a Scripture text; sometimes, however, ..."

7. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1875)
"The following is the programme of the music : anthem, "Christ the Lord is risen." Short anthem, "Christ our Passover." anthem before the sermon, ..."

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