phallus
Collocations
3VERB + PHALLUS
like, turn
PHALLUS + NOUN
nature, salt, symbol
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
A penis, especially when erect.
The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye[.]
If the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body.
A representation of an erect penis, especially symbolising fertility or potency.
The initiated member gave a gift of a coin for the goddess, for which he received in turn a phallus and some salt.
The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye[.]
WiktionaryIf the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body.
WiktionaryThe initiated member gave a gift of a coin for the goddess, for which he received in turn a phallus and some salt.
WiktionaryThe stump is like a phallus of nature.
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