noun
- Plural of epithalamium; songs or poems written to celebrate a wedding or the bride and groom.
Usage: literary; formal; often used in classical or Renaissance contexts
Examples
- The Renaissance poet composed several epithalamia to honor the noble couple's marriage.
- Ancient Greek epithalamia were performed at wedding ceremonies to bless the newlyweds.
- Spenser's epithalamia remain celebrated examples of English wedding verse.
- The collection included epithalamia from various literary periods and cultures.
- Scholars study epithalamia to understand historical attitudes toward marriage and celebration.