Epithalamium Definition

ĕpə-thə-lāmē-əm
epithalamia, epithalamiums
noun
A song or poem in honor of a bride or bridegroom, or of both; nuptial song.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Epithalamium

Noun

Singular:
epithalamium
Plural:
epithalamia, epithalamiums

Origin of Epithalamium

  • From Latin epithalamium, from Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalamion, “bridal song”), neuter form of ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalamios), from ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + θάλαμος (thalamos, “inner chamber, wedding chamber”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin from Greek epithalamion from neuter of epithalamios of a wedding epi- epi- thalamos bridal chamber

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Epithalamium Sentence Examples

  • Her abandonment and awakening are celebrated in the beautiful Epithalamium of Catullus.

  • She now abjured Arianism and was converted to the orthodox faith, and the union was celebrated at Metz; on which occasion Fortunatus, an Italian poet, who was then at the Frankish court, composed the epithalamium.

  • The oldest authority for an epithalamium of Catullus (62) is an anthology at Paris written in the 9th century.

  • The wedding (described in the fine Epithalamium of Catullus) took place in Chiron's cave on Mt Pelion.

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