anthem meaning

anthem as a noun

1. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)

   Type of: song

   Kinds: national anthem

2. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

   Synonyms: hymn

   Type of: religious song

   Kinds: dithyramb, doxology, chorale, canticle, Dies Irae, hymeneal, Internationale, paean, recessional, Te Deum

anthem in a sentence

• We rose from our seats when the national anthem was played.
• The concert concluded with the national anthem.
• The text of the national anthem of Canada was first written in French.
• She can play the whole national anthem on the recorder.
• Russia shouldn't change its national anthem so often.

How to pronounce anthem

anthem is pronounced /ˈænθəm/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.