chanting
Monotone group singing
Chanting is the rhythmic, repetitive vocalization of words or sounds, often in a group.
Religious chanting—monks intoning prayers, congregations reciting scripture—aims to focus the mind or invoke the sacred.
Crowds chant at protests and sporting events: The chanting grew louder as the team took the field.
The repetition creates unity and intensity.
Address to deity
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- scriptureSacred religious writings
hymn · devotion · rosary · vespers · matins · gregorian · plainsong · om
Single unvarying pitch
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- repetitionAct of redoing
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
intoning · recitation · murmur · hum · chorus · unison · voice · breath
Repeated focus phrase
- omHindu meditative chant
- breathworkTherapeutic breathing exercises
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- repetitionAct of redoing
zen · stillness · focus · trance · centering · awareness · tranquility · rhythm
Simultaneous identical action
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- chorusSingers performing together
- call-and-responseAlternating musical exchange
togetherness · circle · bonfire · stadium · crowd · football · fans · camaraderie
Memorable promotional phrase
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- megaphonePortable voice amplifier
solidarity · picket · banner · activism · resistance · call-and-response · crowd · fist
prayer
Address to deity
scripture · hymn · devotion · rosary · vespers · matins · gregorian · plainsong · om · sutra
monotone
Single unvarying pitch
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- repetitionAct of redoing
- droneUnmanned flying machine
cadence · intoning · recitation · murmur · hum · chorus · unison · voice · breath · resonance
mantra
Repeated focus phrase
- omHindu meditative chant
- breathworkTherapeutic breathing exercises
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
repetition · zen · stillness · focus · trance · centering · awareness · tranquility · rhythm · vibration
unison
Simultaneous identical action
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- chorusSingers performing together
call-and-response · togetherness · circle · bonfire · stadium · crowd · football · fans · camaraderie · collective
slogan
Memorable promotional phrase
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
megaphone · solidarity · picket · banner · activism · resistance · call-and-response · crowd · fist · movement
spell
Arrange letters correctly
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
conjuration · hex · occult · shamanism · runes · séance · evocation · curse · binding · witchcraft
- crowd behaviorcheering, booing, clapping, applause, screaming
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
- group responsesconsensus, unanimous vote, group decision, chorus, unison
- BuddhismBuddha, dharma wheel, Four Noble Truths, nirvana, dharma
- ritual soundsbells, chime, chimes, gong, gongs
- rote learningflashcards, drilling, repetition, recitation, cramming
chantingsinging
Vocal music-making
crooning · warbling · harmonizing · aria · belting
chantingsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · muteness · soundlessness · stillness · hush
chantingconversing
Engaging in spoken exchange
speaking · chatting · dialogue · discussion · whispering
- chanting monks
- ritual chantingRepeated sacred vocalization
- rhythmic chantingPatterned vocal repetition aloud
- Buddhist chantingVocalized spiritual repetition