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phallophoria

phallophoria noun: a ceremonial procession, in honour of Dionysus, in which a phallus is carried.

Noun

phallophoria (plural phallophorias)

  1. A ceremonial procession, in honour of Dionysus, in which a phallus is carried

Forms of phallophoria

pluralphallophorias
alternative formphallephoria

Origin of phallophoria

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαλλοφόρια (phallophória), φαλληφόρια n pl (phallēphória). By surface analysis, phallo- + -phoria.

Questions about phallophoria

What does phallophoria mean?
Phallophoria means a ceremonial procession, in honour of Dionysus, in which a phallus is carried.
What part of speech is phallophoria?
Phallophoria is a noun.
What is the plural of phallophoria?
The plural of phallophoria is phallophorias.

Words near phallophoria in the dictionary

  1. phallophiliac
  2. phallophilic
  3. phallophobia
  4. phallophobic
  5. phallophori
  6. phallophoria
  7. phallophorias
  8. phallophoric
  9. phallophorus
  10. phalloplastician
  11. phalloplasties

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