noun
- plural of prothalamium; wedding songs or poems written to celebrate a marriage
Usage: literary; formal
Examples
- The poet composed several prothalamia for the royal weddings.
- Ancient prothalamia were often performed during wedding ceremonies.
- The collection included prothalamia from various classical authors.
- She studied the structure of Renaissance prothalamia in her literature class.
- The prothalamia celebrated the union with elaborate imagery and verse.