religious chant
Monks' repeated prayer
A religious chant is a repetitive, rhythmic vocalization used in worship or spiritual practice.
Chants appear across traditions—Gregorian chant in Catholic liturgy, Buddhist sutras, Hindu mantras, Islamic dhikr.
The repetition often induces meditative states or communal unity: The monks began their morning chant at dawn.
- Hare KrishnaHindu devotional movement
- GregorianNamed for a pope
- CopticLate Egyptian language
- KirtanDevotional call-and-response chanting
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
Antiphon · call and response · Canticle · Armenian · Gospel · Anglican · sacred music · Hail Mary · Lutheran · Psalms · Spirituals · Cadence · Pali
religious chantsecular music
Non-sacred musical works
drinking song · pop music · club anthem · work song · commercial jingle
religious chantsilence
Total lack of sound
silent meditation · quietude · stillness · hush · muteness
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