n. 1. A hymn of praise or loyalty. 2. A choral composition having a sacred or moralizing text in English. 3. A popular song, especially a rock song felt to sum up the attitudes or feelings associated with a period or social group. [Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, from Late Latin antiphōna, from Late Greek, from neuter pl. of antiphōnos, sounding in answer : anti-, in return; see ANTI- + phōnē, voice; see bhā-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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