phallicism

English

Etymology

From phallic +‎ -ism.

Noun

phallicism (countable and uncountable, plural phallicisms)

1. The worship of the penis or phallus, especially connected with fertility.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 160:

     Phallicism was, therefore, at the root of all religion, and was definitely the opponent of evil and darkness.

Derived terms

• phallicist

Translations

phallus-worship

• French: phallisme (fr) m
• Hindi: लिंगोपासना f (liṅgopāsnā)
• Japanese: 男根崇拝 (だんこんすうはい, dankonsūhai)
• Portuguese: falicismo m
• Spanish: falismo m
• Swedish: falloskult c
• Vietnamese: sự tôn thờ dương vật