epithalamium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom

WordNet

Ep`i*tha*la"mi*um noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , orig. an adj., nuptial; upon, at + bride chamber.
Wordforms
plural Epithalamiums L Epithalamia
Definitions
  1. A nuptial song, or poem in honor of the bride and bridegroom.
    The kind of poem which was called epithalamium . . . sung when the bride was led into her chamber. B. Jonson.

Webster 1913