chant
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3.9
- noun
- /tʃænt/
:
cántico
- We heard chants going louder and louder.
- Gregorian chant
- song or chant
- sing a chant
You had prayers, you had chants, you had mantras.
- You had prayers, you had chants, you had mantras.
- As the Fremen knightly chant goes, now do we consume that which will one day be returned?
- This is the essence of of what we call the Zen teachings, the chant teachings where the Shaolin temple belongs into.
- Oh, oh, oh, that chant is actually it's a spirit.
- And it felt to me that that that noise that he was making, that sound, that chant was chanting me into death.
- And in the mirror says, what is this necrophilic chant?
Examples
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Forever blowing bubbles is the main chant of West Ham United in England.
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For small matters, we seek protection from malicious spirits with spells, chants, amulets, and small sacrifices.
Fiction book (1990) -
You used to hear her chant all night long.
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Have the audience participate with a chant, a song, or an action.
Academic text (1995) -
The others join in his chant, the four rising and falling like a collective breath.
Fiction book (1991) -
Buddhist rituals traditionally end with a chant that "transfers the merit" of the event to a designated recipient.
Academic text (1994) -
Picking up the tone, Casimir began the melodic chant: O Lord, Milil, we sing to thee.
Fiction book (1992) -
During the ceremony, we all joined together in a heartfelt chant to celebrate our unity.
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The monks recited their morning chant, filling the chapel with a soothing melody.
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As dawn broke, the faithful gathered to hear the chant calling them to worship.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A piece of music with words that people sing
93
6.1
A short repeated phrase used to calm or motivate you
2
9.5
A sacred song of one melody that people sing with voices and no instruments in the Catholic Church
1
9.9
A rhythmic work song sailors sing to help them work together
1
9.9
A rhythmic song sailors sing to keep time while working on a ship
1
8.3
A song sailors sing to keep a steady beat while they work together
Antonyms
Compounds
2
9.5
A sacred song of one melody that people sing with voices and no instruments in the Catholic Church
- Specialized
A way to write down chant melodies using small marks to show the tune
How Musical
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word chant comes from the old Latin verb cantare, which means 'to sing'. That's why a chant is a simple, repeated song often used in prayer or ceremony.