chant

nouns

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

chant

is a type of (narrower)

religious music for singing

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

"The rabbi chanted a prayer"

cantillate, chant, intonate, intone

is derived from

is derived from

utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

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

chant, intone, tone