lingam

[ ling-guhm ]

noun

1. Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
2. (in popular Hinduism) a phallus, symbol of Siva.

lingam

/ ˈlɪŋɡə; ˈlɪŋɡəm /

noun

1. (in Sanskrit grammar) the masculine gender
2. 1. the Hindu phallic image of the god Siva
   2. the penis

Word History and Origins

Origin of lingam¹

From the Sanskrit word liṅga mark, gender, phallus

Word History and Origins

Origin of lingam¹

C18: from Sanskrit

Example Sentences

Everything tending to this end is to him venerable and holy, and it is in this respect alone that he worships the Lingam.

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Who would possess a lingam which was an Open Sesame to devildom and not make use thereof?

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The May-pole properly pierces a disc and thus conforms with the lingam-yoni of India.

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Rama's brother Lakshman, whose duty it was to send him daily a new lingam from Benares, was late in doing so one evening.

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In the chief of them stand three statues of Buddha; in the lateral ones a lingam and two Jaina idols.

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