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phallicism

noun

Etymology

From phallic + -ism.

  1. borrowed from φαλλός
  2. borrowed from phallus — “membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”
  3. formed as phallic — “phallus + -ic”
  4. suffixed as phallicism — “phallic + ism”

Definitions

  1. The worship of the penis or phallus, especially connected with fertility.

    • Phallicism was, therefore, at the root of all religion, and was definitely the opponent of evil and darkness.

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