prothalamion
[ proh-thuh-ley-mee-on, -uh n ]
/ ˌproʊ θəˈleɪ miˌɒn, -ən /
noun, plural pro·tha·la·mi·a [proh-thuh-ley-mee-uh] /ˌproʊ θəˈleɪ mi ə/.
a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
Origin of prothalamion
1597;
pro-2 +
(epi)thalamion; coined by Edmund Spenser
Words nearby prothalamion
protestation,
proteus,
proteus morganii,
proteus syndrome,
proteus vulgaris,
prothalamion,
prothalamium,
prothallium,
prothallus,
prothesis,
prothonotary
Example sentences from the Web for prothalamion
Among the minor poems of Spenser the most delightful were his Prothalamion and Epithalamion.
From Chaucer to Tennyson |Henry A. BeersIt is a bridal ode (Prothalamion), to celebrate the marriage of two daughters of the Earl of Worcester, written late in 1596.
Spenser |R. W. ChurchThe Prothalamion contains a final record of his disappointments in England.
Spenser |R. W. Church
British Dictionary definitions for prothalamion
prothalamion
prothalamium
/ (ˌprəʊθəˈleɪmɪən) /
noun plural -mia (-mɪə)
a song or poem in celebration of a marriage
Word Origin for prothalamion
C16: from Greek
pro- before +
thalamos marriage; coined by Edmund Spenser, on the model of
epithalamion