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prothalamion

prothalamion

9.9
A song or poem celebrating a wedding
  • noun
  • /ˌproʊθəˈleɪmiən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : protalamio
  • During the ceremony, the choir sang a lovely prothalamion that moved everyone in attendance.

Examples

  • The bride and groom chose a beautiful prothalamion to celebrate their wedding day.

  • The first seventeen lines of Spenser's "Prothalamion" provide a final example of how the separation of the main subject and verb may enact the distance that is the subject matter of the lines in which they occur: PREFORMATTED TABLE

    Academic text (2005)

  • Guests were delighted by the heartfelt prothalamion that honored the couple's love and commitment.

Synonyms

epithalamium
vsprothalamion
  • Archaic
9.9

A poem that celebrates a bride and groom at their wedding

is used for any marriage celebration rather than focusing on the couple
prothalamium
vsprothalamion
  • Archaic
9.9

A song or poem celebrating a marriage sung before the wedding

is a general marriage celebration poem not limited to before the ceremony
hymeneal
vsprothalamion
  • Archaic
9.9

A song or poem that celebrates a wedding

is a broader celebratory poem not necessarily a hymn or formal song

Surface Forms

prothalamion singular
prothalamions plural

Etymology

The word prothalamion comes from the Greek parts pro- 'before' and thalamion 'bridal chamber'. So a prothalamion is a song or poem made to celebrate a marriage, a kind of 'wedding song'.