Hymn vs. Anthem

Hymnnoun

A song of praise or worship.

Hymnverb

(ambitransitive) To sing a hymn.

Hymnverb

(transitive) To praise or extol in hymns.

Hymnnoun

An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.

Hymnverb

To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.

Hymnverb

To sing in praise or adoration.

Hymnnoun

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

Hymnverb

sing a hymn

Hymnverb

praise by singing a hymn;

Hymn

A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means .

Anthemnoun

(archaic) Antiphon.

Anthemnoun

A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.

Anthemnoun

A hymn of praise or loyalty.

Anthemnoun

(informal) A very popular song or track.

Anthemverb

To celebrate with anthems.

Anthemnoun

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.

Anthemnoun

A song or hymn of praise or devotion; as, a national anthem.

Anthemverb

To celebrate with anthems.

Anthemnoun

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

Anthemnoun

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

Anthem

An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short sacred choral work (still frequently seen in Sacred Harp and other types of shape note singing) and still more particularly to a specific form of liturgical music.