Definition
A funeral poem, elegy, or song of mourning composed to lament and honor a dead person.
Etymology
From Greek 'epi' (upon) + 'kedos' (sorrow/care). First documented in ancient Greek funeral practices, the term was adopted into Latin and remained in scholarly use through the Renaissance.
Kelly Says
In ancient Rome, the epicedium was so formal and valued that plagiarizing or poorly composing one was considered a social disgrace—funeral poetry was serious literary business that could make or break a poet's reputation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እ épicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
ARالعربية
إبيكيديو
i-bi-ki-di-yu
BNবাংলা
এপিসিডিয়াম
e-pi-si-di-am
CACatalà
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
CSČeština
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
DADansk
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
DEDeutsch
Epicedium
e-pih-thee-dee-um
ELΕλληνικά
επικεδείο
e-pi-ke-di-o
ESEspañol
epicedio
eh-pee-thee-dee-oh
FAفارسی
اپیسیدی
a-pi-si-di
FISuomi
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
FRFrançais
épicedium
e-pe-si-dee-um
GUGU
એપીસિડીયમ
e-pi-si-di-yam
HAHA
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
HEעברית
אפיסידי
e-fi-si-di
HIहिन्दी
एपिसिडियम
e-pi-si-di-um
HUMagyar
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
IGIG
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
ITItaliano
epicedio
e-pe-thee-dee-oh
JA日本語
エピケディウム
epi-ke-di-umu
KKKK
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
KMKM
អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់
a-nək-bə-rə-as-s
KO한국어
에피케디움
e-pi-ke-di-um
MRMR
एपिसिडियम
e-pi-si-di-um
MSBahasa Melayu
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
MYမြန်မာ
အပိစီဒီယမ်
a-pi-si-di-yam
NLNederlands
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
NONorsk
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
PAPA
ਏਪੀਸੀਡੀਅਮ
e-pi-si-di-am
PLPolski
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
PTPortuguês
epicedio
eh-pee-thee-dee-oh
RORomână
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
RUРусский
эпицедиум
e-pi-tse-di-um
SVSvenska
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
SWKiswahili
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
TAதமிழ்
எபிகெடியம்
e-pi-ke-di-yam
TEతెలుగు
ఎపిసెడియం
e-pi-se-di-yam
THไทย
เอพิเซเดียม
e-pi-se-dee-um
TLTL
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
TRTürkçe
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
UKУкраїнська
епіцедіум
e-pi-tse-di-um
URاردو
ایپیسیڈیم
i-pi-si-dim
VITiếng Việt
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
YOYO
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um
ZH中文
埃皮西迪ウム
ai-pi-xi-di-um
ZUZU
epicedium
e-pi-se-dee-um