Definitions for chant
tʃænt, tʃɑntchant

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. chant(verb)

   a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

2. chant, intone, intonate, cantillate(verb)

   recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

   "The rabbi chanted a prayer"

3. tone, chant, intone(verb)

   utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

   "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. chant(Noun)

   Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.

   Etymology: From chanter, from canto

2. chant(Verb)

   To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.

   Etymology: From chanter, from canto

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chant

   A chant (from French chanter, from Latin cantare, "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes to highly complex musical structures, often including a great deal of repetition of musical subphrases, such as Great Responsories and Offertories of Gregorian chant. Chant may be considered speech, music, or a heightened or stylized form of speech. In the later Middle Ages some religious chant evolved into song (forming one of the roots of later Western music).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chant(verb)

   to utter with a melodious voice; to sing

   Etymology: [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]

2. Chant(verb)

   to celebrate in song

   Etymology: [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]

3. Chant(verb)

   to sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant

   Etymology: [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]

4. Chant(verb)

   to make melody with the voice; to sing

   Etymology: [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]

5. Chant(verb)

   to sing, as in reciting a chant

   Etymology: [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]

6. Chant(verb)

   song; melody

   Etymology: [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]

7. Chant(verb)

   a short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music

   Etymology: [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]

8. Chant(verb)

   a psalm, etc., arranged for chanting

   Etymology: [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]

9. Chant(verb)

   twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone

   Etymology: [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]

Freebase(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chant

   Chant is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes to highly complex musical structures, often including a great deal of repetition of musical subphrases, such as Great Responsories and Offertories of Gregorian chant. Chant may be considered speech, music, or a heightened or stylized form of speech. In the later Middle Ages some religious chant evolved into song.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chant

   chant, v.t. to sing: to celebrate in song: to recite in a singing manner: to sell horses fraudulently.—n. song: melody: a kind of sacred music, in which prose is sung.—ns. Chant′er, Chant′or, a singer: a precentor: in a bagpipe, the pipe with finger-holes, on which the melody is played: one who cries up horses; Chant′ress; Chant′ry, an endowment, or chapel, for the chanting of masses; Chant′y, a sailor's song, usually with a drawling refrain, sung in concert while raising the anchor, &c. [Fr. chanter—L. cantāre, canĕre, to sing.]

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1. chant

   Song lyrics by chant -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by chant on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. natch

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chant in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of chant in a Sentence

1. Joseph Uscinski:

   He is clearly endorsing QAnon in the video. Whether he believes the conspiracy theory is another matter, the' Where General Flynn and I both go one, General Flynn and I both go all' chant makes it clear. It is a QAnon saying. Further, the QAnon folks have all been taking this' pledge' lately online and posting it.

2. Julian Castro:

   Its no accident that, just a few weeks after he announced his 2020 reelection bid, therehe was indulging and entertaining this Send her back chant, and hes spoken about immigrants as being invaders.

3. Parker Rice:

   I'm also upset and embarrassed that I failed to stand up as a leader and stop this chant. I now have a clear understanding of what lives behind the words, from this point forward, I will be the leader that I should have been on that bus and stand up against racism in any form.

4. State Departments:

   Mourners chant slogans against the U.S. during the funeral of Qassem Soleimani, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, in the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq, Baghdad Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ( AP) In addition to threatening the U.S. with a possible attack, Abuhamzehs remarks that the targets had been previously identified by Iran seemed to confirm the State Departments statement regarding the motivation behind the airstrike. His comments come after it U.S. defense officials told Fox News that more than 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team would be deployed to Kuwait. Irans top shadow commander, as Qassem Soleimani was known, was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more. According to State Departments, the airstrike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. Mourners step over a U.S. flags with pictures of President Trump while waiting for the funeral of Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, in Baghdad, Iraq, Baghdad Saturday( AP) SOLEIMANI FUNERAL PROCESSION IN BAGHDAD DRAWS THOUSANDS OF MOURNERS CHANTING AMERICA IS Qassem Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region, the United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world. Mourners gathering in the streets of Baghdad Saturday for Qassem Soleimani funeral procession. Dressed in black military fatigues, the mostly male-dominated group carried Iraqi flags and the flags of Iran-backed militias that are fiercely loyal to Qassem Soleimani. In this image made from a video, mourners gather for a funeral procession for Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ( PMF Media Office via AP) They were heard chanting.

5. Daniel Boren:

   It is clear that during the four years since the chant was brought to the university campus, its existence was known by recent members and ... it became part of the institutionalized culture of the chapter.

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