anthem

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a song of praise, loyalty, or shared identity, especially for a nation, institution, or religious body

   The choir ended the ceremony with a solemn anthem.

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From Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, antefen and Old French antiene, anteine, anteivne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), from ἀντί (antí, “over against”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”). Doublet of antiphon.

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