Prothalamion (Noun)
Meaning
A song in celebration of a marriage.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The poet wrote a beautiful prothalamion for his sister's wedding, filled with sweet melodies and words of love.
- At the wedding ceremony, the choir performed a traditional prothalamion that moved the bride to tears of joy.
- In the Elizabethan era, a prothalamion was a popular type of poem and song written in celebration of a noble marriage.
- Edmund Spenser's 'Epithalamion' was written in celebration of his own wedding and contains many characteristics of a traditional prothalamion.
- The songstress was asked to write a modern prothalamion for her friend's beach wedding, blending classical and contemporary styles.