"Anthem" is a word in ENGLISH
A song or hymn of praise.
To celebrate with anthems.
Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage,
a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the
liturgy, set to sacred music.
And no wonder; for the new technique of "subliminal projection," as it was called, was intimately associated with mass entertainment, and in the life of civilized human beings massed entertainment now plays a part comparable to that played in the Middle Ages be religion.
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A pious man who had reached the age of 105 suddenly stopped going to synagogue. Alarmed by the old fellow's absence after so many years of faithful attendance the Rabbi went to see him. He found him in excellent health, so the Rabbi asked, "How come after all these years we don't see you at services anymore?"The old man looked around and lowered his voice. "I'll tell you, Rabbi," he whispered. "When I got to be 90, I expected God to take me any day. But then I got to be 95, then 100, then 105. So I figured that God is very busy and must've forgotten about me, and I don't want to remind Him!"
Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers …
Read the complete definitionA short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a …
Read the complete definitionA collection of vedic hymns, songs, or verses, forming the first part of each Veda.
Read the complete definitionAn ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the …
Read the complete definitionA religious service in which the singing of the hymn forms a principal part.
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