anthem
English Thesaurus
1. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | religious song, |
| definition | : | religious music for singing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | dithyramb, |
| definition | : | (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | doxology, |
| definition | : | a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | choral, chorale, |
| definition | : | a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | canticle, |
| definition | : | a hymn derived from the Bible (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hymeneal, |
| definition | : | a wedding hymn (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | paean, pean, |
| definition | : | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | recessional, |
| definition | : | a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | dies irae, |
| definition | : | the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath') (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | internationale, |
| definition | : | a revolutionary socialist anthem (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | te deum, |
| definition | : | an ancient liturgical hymn (noun.communication) |
2. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | song, vocal, |
| definition | : | a short musical composition with words (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | national anthem, |
| definition | : | a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation (noun.communication) |
3. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | hymn, |
| definition | : | praise by singing a hymn (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hymn, |
| definition | : | sing a hymn (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | hymn, |
| definition | : | praise by singing a hymn (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hymn, |
| definition | : | sing a hymn (verb.creation) |
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