chant
Monks do this
A chant is a rhythmic, repetitive vocalization—words or phrases spoken or sung in unison, often with a simple melody or monotone pitch.
Religious traditions use chants in worship: Gregorian chant, Buddhist chanting.
Crowds chant at protests and sporting events: The fans chanted his name.
To chant is to produce such sounds.
The word suggests group participation and hypnotic repetition.
Religious song of praise
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- gregorianNamed for Pope Gregory
- vespersEvening devotional service
matins · benediction · worship · monastery · abbey · mass · plainchant · choir
Repeated focus phrase
- meditationFocused attention practice
- omHindu meditative chant
- prayerAddress to deity
- sacredWorthy of reverence
devotion · transcendence · ritual · mindfulness · invocation · awakening · enlightenment · zen
Pleasing sequence of notes
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- refrainAbstain from acting
- repetitionAct of redoing
drone · monotone · intonation · chorus · voice · recitation · vocalization · tone
Memorable promotional phrase
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- picketPointed fence stake
solidarity · placard · movement · activism · resistance · call-and-response · megaphone · crowd
hymn
Religious song of praise
vespers · matins · benediction · worship · monastery · abbey · mass · plainchant · choir · antiphon
mantra
Repeated focus phrase
- meditationFocused attention practice
- omHindu meditative chant
- prayerAddress to deity
sacred · devotion · transcendence · ritual · mindfulness · invocation · awakening · enlightenment · zen · dharma
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
repetition · drone · monotone · intonation · chorus · voice · recitation · vocalization · tone · unison
slogan
Memorable promotional phrase
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
picket · solidarity · placard · movement · activism · resistance · call-and-response · megaphone · crowd · unison
crowd
Large public gathering
victory · arena · supporters · bleachers · mascot · rivalry · tailgate · ultras · terrace · anthem
- ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
- vocal expressionscheering, exclamation, shout, yell, holler
- group chantschorus, anthem, mantra, cheer, rallying cry
- poetry termspoetry, rhyme, verse, rhythm, meter
- oral traditionsoral traditions, oral tradition, folktales, folklore, saga
- sacred songspsalm, hymn, hymns, hymn of praise, devotional song
chantsolo
Performance by one
improvisation · ad-lib · spontaneous speech · extemporize · monologue
- crowd chantsSynchronized mass vocalizations
- protest chantsCollective cries at rallies
- war chantMartial vocal rallying cry
- Gregorian chantsMedieval Catholic liturgical melodies
- stadium chantCollective fan vocalization
- fan chantsOrganized spectator vocalizations
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