phallicism

[ fal-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

1. worship of the phallus, especially as symbolic of power or of the generative principle of nature.

phallicism

/ ˈfælɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

1. the worship or veneration of the phallus

Derived Forms

• ˈphallicist, noun

Other Words From

• phalli·cist phallist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of phallicism¹

First recorded in 1880–85; phallic + -ism

Example Sentences

It is not possible to discuss sun worship at any length without at the same time discussing phallicism and serpent worship.

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I want, in conclusion to these brief introductory remarks, to say a few words concerning phallicism in connection with my topic.

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In its rudest forms, this pantheism branches out into animism or shamanism, fetichism and phallicism.

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The way in which phallicism has been suppressed during the present era raises the general question of religious liberty in Japan.

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The ordinary traveler in Japan would not suspect that phallicism had ever been a prominent feature of Japanese religious life.

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