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Anthem vs Psalm - What's the difference?

anthem | psalm |

As nouns the difference between anthem and psalm

is that anthem is (archaic) antiphon while psalm is psalm.

As a verb anthem

is (poetic) to celebrate with anthems.

anthem

English

(wikipedia anthem)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) Antiphon.
  • A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
    • The school's anthem sang of its many outstanding qualities, and it was hard to keep a straight face while singing.
  • A hymn of praise or loyalty.
    • The choir sang a selection of Christmas anthems at the service just before the big day.
  • (informal) A very popular song or track.
  • * 2003 , Peter Buckley, The rough guide to rock
    • In May 2000, they even finally cracked the UK top ten when they teamed up with Paul Van Dyk on the trance anthem "The Riddle"...

    Derived terms

    * anthemic * national anthem

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (poetic) To celebrate with anthems.
  • * Keats
    • Sweet birds antheming the morn.

    Anagrams

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    psalm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
  • Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

    • Derived terms

    * psalmist * psalmodic * psalmody * Psalms (name of the book of the Bible in which the psalms are collected)

    Related terms

    * psalter

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing; as, psalming his praises.

    • Anagrams

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