Epithalamium
[ep-ə-thə-LEY-mee-əm]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 16th century
1.
A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
Examples of Epithalamium in a sentence
"In place of a traditional epithalamium, the groom sang a Beatles love song to his spouse on the day of their wedding."
"In classical theater comedies, which often end in a wedding, an epithalamium is sometimes used to close the performance."
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