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epithalamium
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ep·i·tha·la·mi·um  (p-th-lm-m) or ep·i·tha·la·mi·on (-n)
n. pl. ep·i·tha·la·mi·ums or ep·i·tha·la·mi·a (-m-)
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], epithalamion
n pl -mia [-mɪə]
(Literature / Poetry) a poem or song written to celebrate a marriage; nuptial ode
[from Latin, from Greek epithalamion marriage song, from thalamos bridal chamber]
epithalamic  [ˌɛpɪθəˈlæmɪk] adj
epithalamium, epithalamy
a song or poem composed and performed in honor of a bride or groom.
See also: Marriage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.epithalamium - an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom
ode - a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
prothalamion, prothalamium - a song in celebration of a marriage
Translations
epithalamium
n pl <-a or -ums> → Hochzeitsgedicht nt, → Epithalamium nt (spec)


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The Parthenica itself represents the impressive range of styles utilized by Weston and by other Neo-Latinists, including elegies, epitaphs, epithalamia, and shorter verse forms such as epigrams, as well as a sampling of Weston's extensive correspondence with family members, friends, and scholars, and, most particularly, with would-be patrons.
Elizabeth Jane Weston. Collected Writings by Cohee, Gail E. / Renaissance Quarterly
Epithalamia were delivered at banquets and sometimes in or in front of churches.
Marriage, sexual pleasure, and learned brides in the wedding orations ... by D'Elia, Anthony F. / Renaissance Quarterly
[28] Moreover, Catullus 64, as one of the exemplary epithalamia Antiquity wills to the Renaissance, proves to be especially consonant with the thematic contents of "Sur des vers de Virgile," a text concerned for major stretches with the sexual, moral, and social aspects of marriage.
Intertextual Labyrinths: Ariadne's Lament in Montaigne's "Sur des ... by WIESMANN, MARC-ANDRE / Renaissance Quarterly
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