1. a song or poem written to celebrate a coming marriage
Usage: literary

Examples

• The poet composed a prothalamium for his friend’s upcoming wedding.
• Spenser’s famous prothalamium celebrates the betrothal of two sisters.
• The literary magazine published a modern prothalamium written in free verse.
• Students analyzed the classical prothalamium as an example of ceremonial poetry.
• The prothalamium was recited at the engagement party to honor the couple.
• Renaissance poets often wrote prothalamiums for wealthy patrons’ marriages.