anthem
Nation's official song
An anthem is a rousing song that expresses collective identity or allegiance.
National anthems represent countries at official events: Please rise for the national anthem.
Religious anthems are choral compositions for church services.
More loosely, any song that defines a group, era, or movement becomes its anthem: That track was the anthem of my teenage years.
The adjective anthemic describes music with the swelling, unifying quality that makes crowds sing along.
Organized group of singers
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- devotionalRelating to worship
congregation · spiritual · gospel · divine · reverence · sanctuary · faith · piety
Cloth symbol or signal
- nationalOf a country
- countrySovereign state or territory
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- citizenshipStatus as state member
independence · liberty · freedom · homeland · unity · republic · democracy · constitution
Wholeness through cohesion
- solidarityUnity among allies
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- stirringArousing strong emotion
movement · protest · chant · empowerment · defiance · resistance · uprising · liberation
Pleasing sequence of notes
- chorusSingers performing together
- verseMetered poetic passage
- refrainAbstain from acting
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
vocal · choral · orchestral · symphonic · arrangement · tempo · crescendo · fanfare
Formal moving line
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
solemnity · commemoration · tribute · fanfare · regalia · convocation · dedication · opening ceremony
choir
Organized group of singers
devotional · congregation · spiritual · gospel · divine · reverence · sanctuary · faith · piety · altar
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- nationalOf a country
- countrySovereign state or territory
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
citizenship · independence · liberty · freedom · homeland · unity · republic · democracy · constitution · veteran
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- solidarityUnity among allies
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- rousingExciting strong feeling
stirring · movement · protest · chant · empowerment · defiance · resistance · uprising · liberation · collective
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
harmony · vocal · choral · orchestral · symphonic · arrangement · tempo · crescendo · fanfare · instrumental
procession
Formal moving line
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
pageantry · solemnity · commemoration · tribute · fanfare · regalia · convocation · dedication · opening ceremony · podium
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- songssong, songs, tune, folk ballads, melody
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- choir termssoprano, alto, tenor, bass, baritone
- Military Paradesmarch music, marching, marchers, formation, formations
- music makingsinging, jam session, jam sessions, karaoke, open mic
anthemlullaby
Soothing song for babies
dirge · lullabies · cradle song · lament · requiem
anthemsoliloquy
Dramatic speech to oneself
solo · diary entry · private prayer · inner monologue · monologue
- national anthemOfficial patriotic composition
- patriotic anthemSong expressing national pride
- rock anthemRousing arena singalong
- protest anthemsMusic voicing collective dissent
- breakup anthem
- club anthemSignature nightlife song