anthem
noun
an·themˈan(t)-thəm 
1
:a song or hymn of praise or gladness
a patrioticanthem
2
:a usually rousing popular song that typifies or is identified with a particular subculture, movement, or point of view
anthems of teenage angst
3
a
:a psalm or hymn sung antiphonally or responsively
b
:a sacred vocal composition with words usually from the Scriptures
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Michael Saponara,Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025The song, the first disco hit and an indelible gayanthem, here feels like a pandering cliche.—Christian Lewis,Variety, 28 Mar. 2025Hockey fans in Montreal had previously booed the U.S.anthemat an earlier matchup.—Chris Kenning,USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025Popular since at least the early 1970s, poppers were thought to enhance pleasure in the bedroom and while boogieing on disco dance floors toanthemsby the likes of Donna Summer and Loleatta Holloway.—Jacob Bernstein,New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025See All Example Sentences foranthem
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Michael Saponara,Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025The song, the first disco hit and an indelible gayanthem, here feels like a pandering cliche.—Christian Lewis,Variety, 28 Mar. 2025Hockey fans in Montreal had previously booed the U.S.anthemat an earlier matchup.—Chris Kenning,USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025Popular since at least the early 1970s, poppers were thought to enhance pleasure in the bedroom and while boogieing on disco dance floors toanthemsby the likes of Donna Summer and Loleatta Holloway.—Jacob Bernstein,New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025See All Example Sentences foranthemWord History
Etymology
Middle Englishantem, from Old Englishantefn, from Late Latinantiphona, from Late Greekantiphōna, plural ofantiphōnon, from Greek, neuter ofantiphōnos responsive, fromanti- +phōnē sound — more atbanentry 1
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined atsense 3a
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“Anthem.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthem. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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anthem
nounan·themˈan(t)-thəm
1
:a sacred composition with words usually from the Scriptures
2
:a song of praise or gladness
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