Anthem

an′them, n. a piece of sacred music sung in alternate parts: a piece of sacred music set to a pa age from Scripture: any song of praise or gladne .— v.t. to praise in an anthem.— adv. An′them wise . [A.S. antefn —Gr. antiph on a — anti , in return, phōne , the voice. See Antiphon .] IMG:c146_0px_Chambers_1908_Anthers.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:Chambers_1908_Anthers.png-120px-Chambers_1908_Anthers.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail