lingam
Americannoun
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Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
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(in popular Hinduism) a phallus, symbol of Siva.
noun
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(in Sanskrit grammar) the masculine gender
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the Hindu phallic image of the god Siva
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the penis
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Etymology
Origin of lingam
From the Sanskrit word liṅga mark, gender, phallus
Example Sentences
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They patrol the Hindu crowds, who line up in saffron-color robes beside the temple to make their offerings of milk, sometimes mixed with honey, to the simple stone lingam that is the symbol of Shiva.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022
A man bowing in prayer in the middle of a field in front of a giant Shiva lingam, while children play nearby.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2015
Mr. Peters and his gay partner were married in a church service, and he hoped putting the lingam in a Christian art museum might influence popular thinking.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2010
When he organized an exhibit of sculptures interpreting the lingam by his students in Stockholm, Mr. van den Hout saw it and, though initially skeptical, agreed to bring it to Utrecht.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2010
On the other hand, the lingam in India is obscene to us, but not to Hindoos who have never learned any taboo in regard to it.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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