fertility symbol

British  

noun

1. an object, esp a phallic symbol, used in fertility-cult ceremonies to symbolize regeneration

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Example Sentences

According to the society, the Long Man has baffled experts for many years with theories about its identity ranging from a fertility symbol to an ancient warrior.

From BBC

The midnight sun bears down on a green landscape dotted with man-made structures — a pyramid-like yellow house, a Norse fertility symbol — that are at once charming and faintly sinister.

From Los Angeles Times

Some suggest the figures depict a pre-Christian deity, others that they are a fertility symbol or a protection against evil.

From BBC

The ondog of the title - supposedly Mongolian for dinosaur egg - is the fertility symbol that shapes the film, looming in the background as a cow goes into labor and at the end of the film, when Wang hints that the herdswoman’s solitary existence might be coming to an end.

From Reuters

China is home to millions of Christians, many of whom celebrate Easter with the same rituals as the West — eggs are considered symbols of Jesus' empty tomb, and rabbits, with their early spring proclivities, were once considered a fertility symbol.

From Los Angeles Times