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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Anthem

/(ăn"thĕm)/ · An·them · IPA /ˈæn.θəm/
01 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, s…
  1. 1.
    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. 2.
    A song or hymn of praise or devotion; as, a national anthem.
02 v. t. To celebrate with anthems.
  1. 1.
    To celebrate with anthems.[Poet.]
    “Sweet birds antheming the morn.” — Keats.