| NOUN | communication | anthem | a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | anthem, hymn | a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) |
| Sounds | ae'nthahm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | A song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school). | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | national anthem | A song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation |
| Broader | song, vocal | A short musical composition with words |
| Meaning | A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | hymn | |
| Instances | Dies Irae | The first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally 'day of wrath') |
| Internationale | A revolutionary socialist anthem | |
| Te Deum | An ancient liturgical hymn | |
| Narrower | canticle | A hymn derived from the Bible |
| chorale, choral | A stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune | |
| dithyramb | (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) | |
| doxology | A hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God | |
| hymeneal | A wedding hymn | |
| paean, pean | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) | |
| recessional | A hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw | |
| Broader | religious song | religious music for singing |
| Spanish | himno | |
| Catalan | himne | |
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