Definition of Phallism

1. n. The worship of the generative principle in nature, symbolized by the phallus.

Definition of Phallism

1. Noun. worship of the male phallus (penis) as a symbol of the male generative power ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phallism

1. worship of the phallus as symbolic of nature's creative power [n -S]

Medical Definition of Phallism

1. Worship of the male genitalia. Synonym: phallism. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phallism

phalli
phallic stage
phallically
phallicisms
phallicness
phallin
phallins
phallisacin
phallisin
phallisms
phallist
phallists
phallocentric
phallocentrism
phallocentrisms
phallocracies
phallocracy
phallocratic
phallodea

Literary usage of Phallism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Isis Unveiled: A Master-key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1891)
"Pausanias speaks of women-colleges which superintend the worship of * " phallism in Ancient Religions," bj Staniland Wake and Westropp, p. ..."

2. The Annual Literary Index by William Isaac Fletcher, Richard Rogers Bowker (1899)
"Incl. list of chief works on phallism. Philanthropy. Fairchild, Mrs. SC Scientific study of philanthropy. Chicago, Univ. of Chicago Press, ..."

3. The Literature of Egypt and the Soudan from the Earliest Times to the Year by Ibrahim-Hilmy (1888)
"... symbolism—phallism in the modern religions—Serpent- worship a ... custom — phallism in tho Christian symbols — Appendix. ..."

4. Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of by Hodder Michael Westropp, Charles Staniland Wake (1874)
"Mr. Lesley sees in this catastrophe the explanation of " phallism," which, "converting all the older Arkite symbols into illustrations of its own ..."

5. Phallic Objects, Monuments and Remains: Illustrations of the Rise and ...by Hargrave Jennings by Hargrave Jennings (1889)
""T^IIE following volume, describing a number of the most celebrated monuments, consisting of towers, pillars and stones connected with phallism, ..."

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