phallocentrism

[fal-oh-sen-triz-uh m]

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noun

a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.

Origin of phallocentrism

First recorded in 1925–30

Related formsphal·lo·cen·tric, adjective

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Examples from the Web for phallocentric

Contemporary Examples

The show, Bell Hooks argued in Black Looks: Race and Representation, “represents wom[e]n as the object of a phallocentric gaze.”
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David Levesley
November 29, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for phallocentric

phallocentric

adjective

dominated by male attitudes

Derived Formsphallocentricity or phallocentrism, noun

Word Origin

C20: from phallus + -centric

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Word Origin and History for phallocentric

adj.

1927, from comb. form of phallus + -centric.