chant
Noun
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is a type of: religious song - religious music for singingsubtypes:
- plainchant, plainsong - (Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line
- cantus firmus - a pre-existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition; originally drawn from plainchant, but later drawn from other sources
specific instances:- hallel - (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
- hare krishna - a chant to the Hindu god Krishna
Verb
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is a type of: sing - produce tones with the voicesubtypes: singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
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