phallus
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- 12
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/ˈfæləs/
Definition of phallus
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A penis, especially when erect.
“The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye[.]”
“If the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body.”
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noun
-
A penis, especially when erect.
“The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye[.]”
“If the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body.”
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A representation of an erect penis, especially symbolising fertility or potency.
“The initiated member gave a gift of a coin for the goddess, for which he received in turn a phallus and some salt.”
- The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”) from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).
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