The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in music theory and religious contexts), or more generally, a song (or composition) of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem" or "sports anthem". Etymology The word's derived from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antiphōna) through the Saxon antefn, a word which originally had the same meaning as antiphony. Anthems and the chur… (More on Anthem)