anthem
noun
an·them
ˈan(t)-thəm 
1
: a song or hymn of praise or gladness
a patriotic anthem
2
: a usually rousing popular song that typifies or is identified with a particular subculture, movement, or point of view
anthems of teenage angst
3
a
: a psalm or hymn sung antiphonally or responsively
b
: a sacred vocal composition with words usually from the Scriptures
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Then, LeVox's Flatts bandmates, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus harmonize on the country-pop anthem.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
In The Secret Public, music journalist Jon Savage gives readers a nearly comprehensive history of popular music and gay culture in the U.S. and the U.K. in the years between the rise of rock ’n’ roll and the death of disco—including the (very gay) origins of Trump’s new anthem.
—Blake Smith, airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
In fact, he's churned out some of the biggest pop anthems of the last decade.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Produced by Louis York, the track is a soulful, feel-good anthem that speaks on the balance needed to navigate the good and bad of a relationship.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
In The Secret Public, music journalist Jon Savage gives readers a nearly comprehensive history of popular music and gay culture in the U.S. and the U.K. in the years between the rise of rock ’n’ roll and the death of disco—including the (very gay) origins of Trump’s new anthem.
—Blake Smith, airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
In fact, he's churned out some of the biggest pop anthems of the last decade.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Produced by Louis York, the track is a soulful, feel-good anthem that speaks on the balance needed to navigate the good and bad of a relationship.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Anthem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthem. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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anthem
noun
an·them
ˈan(t)-thəm
1
: a sacred composition with words usually from the Scriptures
2
: a song of praise or gladness
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