Carol vs Anthem - What's the difference?
carol | anthem |
(historical) A round dance accompanied by singing.
A song of joy.
* Dryden
* 1908 ,
A religious song or ballad of joy.
* Keble
* Longfellow
To sing in a joyful manner.
* Spenser
* Beattie
To sing carols, especially Christmas carols in a group.
To praise or celebrate in song.
* Milton
To sing (a song) cheerfully.
* Prior
(archaic) Antiphon.
A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
A hymn of praise or loyalty.
(informal) A very popular song or track.
* 2003 , Peter Buckley, The rough guide to rock
As nouns the difference between carol and anthem
is that carol is a round dance accompanied by singing while anthem is antiphon.As verbs the difference between carol and anthem
is that carol is to sing in a joyful manner while anthem is to celebrate with anthems.As a proper noun Carol
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English
Noun
(en noun)- the costly feast, the carol , and the dance
- The sunshine struck hot on his fur, soft breezes caressed his heated brow, and after the seclusion of the cellarage he had lived in so long the carol of happy birds fell on his dulled hearing almost like a shout.
- They sang a Christmas carol .
- In the darkness sing your carol of high praise.
- I heard the bells on Christmas Day / Their old, familiar carol play.
Verb
- carol of love's high praise
- The gray linnets carol from the hill.
- The shepherds at their festivals / Carol her goodness.
- Hovering swans carol sounds harmonious.
Anagrams
* ----anthem
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(wikipedia anthem)Noun
(en noun)- The school's anthem sang of its many outstanding qualities, and it was hard to keep a straight face while singing.
- The choir sang a selection of Christmas anthems at the service just before the big day.
- 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"...