epithalamium

ep·i·tha·la·mi·um

E0183600 (ĕp′ə-thə-lā′mē-əm) or ep·i·tha·la·mi·on (-ən)n. pl. ep·i·tha·la·mi·ums or ep·i·tha·la·mi·a (-mē-ə) A lyric ode in honor of a bride and bridegroom.

[Latin, from Greek epithalamion, from neuter of epithalamios, of a wedding : epi-, epi- + thalamos, bridal chamber.]

epithalamium

(ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm) or

epithalamion

n, pl -mia (-mɪə) (Poetry) a poem or song written to celebrate a marriage; nuptial ode[C17: from Latin, from Greek epithalamion marriage song, from thalamos bridal chamber] epithalamic adj

ep•i•tha•la•mi•on

(ˌɛp ə θəˈleɪ miˌɒn, -ən)

n., pl. -mi•a (-mi ə) a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom. [1580–90; < Greek, n. use of epithalámios nuptial] ep`i•tha•lam′ic (-ˈlæm ɪk) adj.

epithalamium

- A poem written to celebrate a wedding.See also related terms for wedding.

epithalamium, epithalamy

a song or poem composed and performed in honor of a bride or groom.See also: Marriage

Thesaurus

Noun

epithalamium - an ode honoring a bride and bridegroomode - a lyric poem with complex stanza formsprothalamion, prothalamium - a song in celebration of a marriage

Translations

épithalame

epithalamium

(ĕp'ĭthəlā`mēəm), song or poem written to celebrate a marriage. An elaborate form of pastoralpastoral,
literary work in which the shepherd's life is presented in a conventionalized manner. In this convention the purity and simplicity of shepherd life is contrasted with the corruption and artificiality of the court or the city.
..... Click the link for more information. , the epithalamium usually tells of the happenings of the wedding day. Nymphs, shepherds, and appropriate mythological figures are present to share the poet's joy. Epithalamiums were written in ancient times by Pindar, Sappho, and Catullus. The biblical Song of Solomon is a classic of the genre as is Edmund Spenser's "Epithalamium" (1595), written to celebrate his own marriage.

epithalamium

poem in honor of bride and groom. [Western Lit.: LLEI, 1: 283]See: Marriage

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noun an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom

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