EPITASIS
E*pit"a*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem, and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; — opposed to protasis.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm.
Dunglison.
EPITHALAMIC
Ep`i*tha*lam"ic, a.
Defn: Belonging to, or designed for, an epithalamium.
EPITHALAMIUM Ep`i*tha*la"mi*um, n.; pl. Epithalamiums, L. Epithalamia. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Defn: 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.
EPITHALAMY
Ep`i*thal"a*my, n.; pl. Epithalamies (.
Defn: Epithalamium. [R.] Donne.