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phallism

phallism noun: the worship of the phallus (penis) as a symbol of male generative power.

Noun

phallism (uncountable)

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

Origin of phallism

From phallo- + -ism.

Questions about phallism

What does phallism mean?
Phallism means the worship of the phallus (penis) as a symbol of male generative power.
What part of speech is phallism?
Phallism is a noun.

Words near phallism in the dictionary

  1. phallin
  2. phalline
  3. phallins
  4. phallisacin
  5. phallisin
  6. phallism
  7. phallist
  8. phallists
  9. phallitis
  10. phallo
  11. phallo-

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