Ithyphallic is an adjective relating to the phallus, indecent, or salacious. It describes something related to the phallus carried in procession or having an erect phallus.
Ithyphallic es un adjetivo relacionado con el falo, indecente o salaz. Describe algo relacionado con el falo que se llevaba en procesiones o que tiene un falo erecto.
| Front | ithyphallic /ith-uh-FAL-ik/ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Of or relating to the phallus carried in procession in ancient Bacchic festivals. 2. Indecent or salacious. 3. Having an erect phallus. [From Late Latin ithyphallicus, from Greek ithyphallikos, from ithyphallos, from ithys (straight) + phallos (phallus).] "Luxor Temple is more comprehensible than the vaster ruins at Karnak. It was also dedicated to Amun - but to a different manifestation of the same god, associated with fertility and often shown in ithyphallic form." |
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