phallus

UK /ˈfæləs/ US /ˈfæləs/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

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.

2

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.

3

The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.

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