phallus
noun
an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
phalli
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pluralof phallus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Moreover, we find that many of these small phalli were worn for personal decoration; and here we come to a still lower decadence in sex worship,—the period of superstition.
From The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races An Interpretation by Sanger Brown
There is no documentary evidence as to the character of the objects in question, and they may be explained otherwise than as phalli.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow
