What does phallic mean?

Definitions for phallic
ˈfæl ɪkphal·lic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. phallicadjective

    relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power

    "a phallic cult"; "phallic worship"

  2. phallic, priapicadjective

    resembling or being a phallus

    "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines"

Wiktionary

  1. phallicadjective

    Having to do with the penis, especially in terms of shape.

  2. Etymology: From phallus + -ic.

Wikipedia

  1. phallic

    A phallus is a penis (especially when erect), an object that resembles a penis, or a mimetic image of an erect penis. In art history a figure with an erect penis is described as ithyphallic. Any object that symbolically—or, more precisely, iconically—resembles a penis may also be referred to as a phallus; however, such objects are more often referred to as being phallic (as in "phallic symbol"). Such symbols often represent fertility and cultural implications that are associated with the male sexual organ, as well as the male orgasm.

ChatGPT

  1. phallic

    Phallic generally refers to something related to or resembling a phallus (the erect state of penis) or anything that symbolizes the male genital organ. It is often used in context of phallic symbolism in art or architecture and psychoanalytical theories particularly related to Freudian psychology.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Phallicadjective

    of or pertaining to the phallus, or to phallism

  2. Etymology: [Gr. falliko`s]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of phallic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of phallic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of phallic in a Sentence

  1. Victoria Billings:

    Whether he admits it or not, a man has been brought up to look at money as a sign of his virility, a symbol of his power, a bigger phallic symbol than a Porsche.

  2. Lawrence Durrell:

    Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they were.

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