English noun: anthem | |||
1. | anthem (communication) a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | song, vocal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | national anthem | ||
2. | anthem (communication) a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) | ||
Synonyms | hymn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | religious song | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | canticle, choral, chorale, dithyramb, doxology, hymeneal, paean, pean, recessional | ||
Instance hyponym | Dies Irae, Internationale, Te Deum | ||