Definitions for chant
tʃænt, tʃɑntchant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. chantverb

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

2. chant, intone, intonate, cantillateverb

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

   "The rabbi chanted a prayer"

3. tone, chant, intoneverb

   utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chantnoun

   Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.

2. chantverb

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

3. Etymology: From chanter, from canto

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chantnoun

   Song; melody.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   A pleasant grove,
   With chant of tuneful birds resounding loud. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii. l. 290.

2. To CHANTverb

   Etymology: chanter, Fr.

   1. To sing.

   Wherein the chearful birds of sundry kind
   Do chant sweet musick. Fairy Queen, b. i. c. vii.

   2. To celebrate by song.

   The poets chant it in the theatres, the shepherds in the mountains. John Bramhall.

   3. To sing in the cathedral service.

3. To Chantverb

   To sing; to make melody with the voice.

   They chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick. Amos, vi. 7.

   Heav’n heard his song, and hasten’d his relief;
   And chang’d to snowy plumes his hoary hair,
   And wing’d his flight, to chant aloft in air. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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).

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1. chant

   A chant is a rhythmic, repetitive series of words, phrases, or sounds delivered in a sing-song or monotonous manner. It can be done in groups as part of collective worship, rituals, protests, celebrations, or performances. It can also be done singularly, in practices such as meditation or sports.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chantverb

   to utter with a melodious voice; to sing

2. Chantverb

   to celebrate in song

3. Chantverb

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

4. Chantverb

   to make melody with the voice; to sing

5. Chantverb

   to sing, as in reciting a chant

6. Chantverb

   song; melody

7. Chantverb

   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

8. Chantverb

   a psalm, etc., arranged for chanting

9. Chantverb

   twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone

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

FreebaseRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHANT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chant is ranked #33856 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chant surname appeared 672 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chant.
   
   84.6% or 569 total occurrences were White.
   7.5% or 51 total occurrences were Asian.
   4.1% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.8% or 19 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Anagrams for chant »

1. natch

How to pronounce chant?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. The Trinidad-born rapper:

   It's a rock and a hard place. I can't be as upset at that lady. I'm upset at the fraternity because what they're saying is a chant that's just completely disrespectful to the black race. As far as that lady goes -- man, that's an old lady, man. Let that lady be. it's hard to ridicule somebody for something that you continue to use in your music.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   they see their dreams and aspirations crumble in front of their face, and all their wicked intentions to destroy the human race- we must use reggae music to chant down babylon. All forums of elite domination must be destroyed, and we use reggae music to do it.

3. Ashima:

   There are certain sayings that ring in your head long enough to become a chant!

4. Jared Scarborough:

   I was shocked they were just doing it openly on the bus, like they were proud of it, from the chant, you could tell they had done it before. It wasn't a first-time thing. And it was everybody. And the fist-pumping.

5. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   my reggae music was created to chant down babylon. I/we said-they see their dreams and aspirations crumble in front of their face, and all of their wicked intentions to destroy the human race- my reasonings with bob marley and the trench town people put into song.

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