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phallism

[fal-uh-siz-uhm]

noun

worship of the phallus, especially as symbolic of power or of the generative principle of nature.

Also, phal·lism

[fal-iz-uhm] .

Origin:
1880–85; phallic + -ism

Related forms

phal·li·cist, phal·list, noun

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phallicism or phallism (ˈfælɪˌsɪzəm)

—n
	the worship or veneration of the phallus

phallism or phallism

—n

'phallicist or phallism

—n

'phallist or phallism

—n

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