chant

Noun
  1. A repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone (synset 107048121)
    is a type of: religious song - religious music for singing
    subtypes:
    • 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
  1. Recite with musical intonation;
    Recite as a chant or a psalm (synset 201051609)
    "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
    is a type of: sing - produce tones with the voice
    subtypes: singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
    same as: cantillate, intonate, intone
  2. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically (synset 201068797)
    "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
    is a type of: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize - express in speech
    same as: intone, tone

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