Meanings
nounproemium (plural proemia or proemiums)
plural proemia · plural proemiums · alternative prooemium · alternative proœmium
- rhetoricSynonym of proem.
[…] That, Whereas your ſpacious Proemiums, and ſpecious Introductions of premis’d Perſpicuity in Prædication, both inveigle our Affections for the Meliorating of our Minds; […]
1702, H. D., A Pacquet from Parnassus: or, A Collection of Papers, volume I, number II, London: […] J. How, […], page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Ancient Greekπροοίμιον
- Latinprooemium
- Englishproemium
From Latin prooemium, from Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish proemio
- proemioTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
proemium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proemium
MLA
“proemium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proemium. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proemium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proemium.
Source: proemium on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.