phallicism

American  

[fal-uh-siz-uhm] / ˈfæl əˌsɪz əm /

Also phallism

noun

1. worship of the phallus, especially as symbolic of power or of the generative principle of nature.

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phallicism British  

/ ˈfælɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

1. the worship or veneration of the phallus

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Other Word Forms

• phallicist noun
• phallist noun

Etymology

Origin of phallicism

First recorded in 1880–85; phallic + -ism

Example Sentences

The way in which phallicism has been suppressed during the present era raises the general question of religious liberty in Japan.

From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Gulick, Sidney Lewis

In modern India the Çivaite phallicism is pronounced and important.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris

These secret societies took over many of the principles of phallicism such as were taught in the mysteries, and so, side by side with the Christian religion, the earlier beliefs continued.

From The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races An Interpretation by Brown, Sanger

The author of the "Round Towers of Ireland" in discussing the symbols of sun worship, serpent worship and phallicism, found on the same tablet, practically reiterates these statements.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various