chants
Crowds repeat these
Chants are words or phrases repeated rhythmically, often in unison.
Religious chants—Gregorian, Buddhist, Hindu—use melodic repetition for spiritual practice.
Crowds chant at protests and sporting events: The fans chanted his name.
To chant is to speak or sing in this repetitive, rhythmic way: Protesters chanted slogans outside the courthouse.
Hindu meditative chant
- meditationFocused attention practice
- repetitionAct of redoing
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- malaPrayer bead necklace
vibration · transcendental · dharma · sutras · recitation · invocation · centering · affirmation
Formal worship structure
- vespersEvening devotional service
- matinsLiturgical dawn devotions
- psalmsReligious songs of praise
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
antiphons · gregorian · plainsong · responses · canticles · alleluia · benediction · amen
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- drillHole-boring device
- marchRhythmic group walk
- formationCreation or arrangement
- platoonSmall infantry formation
sergeant · running · boots · troops · barracks · regiment · jogging · call-and-response
Catchy promotional catchphrases
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- solidarityUnity among allies
- megaphonePortable voice amplifier
demonstration · picket · boycott · resistance · placards · movement · activism · call-and-response
Calling upon higher authority
- shamanicOf spirit-world intermediaries
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- spellArrange letters correctly
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
drumming · tribal · ancestral · firelight · trance · indigenous · procession · initiation
Ardent admirers or coolers
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- bleachersOpen-air spectator benches
- supportersPeople who back something
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
arena · cheerleaders · fight song · crowd · rivalry · victory · defense · wave
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Hindu meditative chant
- meditationFocused attention practice
- repetitionAct of redoing
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
mala · vibration · transcendental · dharma · sutras · recitation · invocation · centering · affirmation · breath
liturgy
Formal worship structure
hymns · antiphons · gregorian · plainsong · responses · canticles · alleluia · benediction · amen · hosanna
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
platoon · sergeant · running · boots · troops · barracks · regiment · jogging · call-and-response · training
slogans
Catchy promotional catchphrases
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- solidarityUnity among allies
megaphone · demonstration · picket · boycott · resistance · placards · movement · activism · call-and-response · fists
invocation
Calling upon higher authority
- shamanicOf spirit-world intermediaries
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- spellArrange letters correctly
summoning · drumming · tribal · ancestral · firelight · trance · indigenous · procession · initiation · circle
fans
Ardent admirers or coolers
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- bleachersOpen-air spectator benches
- supportersPeople who back something
team · arena · cheerleaders · fight song · crowd · rivalry · victory · defense · wave · halftime
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- singalong songssingalong, campfire song, camp song, drinking song, shanty
- Buddhist devotionBuddhist prayers, morning prayers, healing prayers, peace prayers, offering prayers
- cultural heritage.traditions, customs, folklore, monuments, artifacts
- literary formsnovel, novels, novella, poetry, poetry collections
chantssilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · muteness · hush · soundlessness
- 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
chant, chanting, enchantment, enchant, enchanter, chanted, enchantress, disenchant, disenchantment