ithyphallic

ithyphallic
a) Of or pertaining to the erect phallus that was carried in bacchic processions.

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  • ithyphallic — 1610s, poem in ithyphallic meter, from Gk. ithyphallos phallos carried in the festivals, from ithys straight + phallos erect penis (see PHALLUS (Cf. phallus)). As an adjective from 1795. The meter was that of the Bacchic hymns, which were sung in …   Etymology dictionary

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  • ithyphallic — [ith΄i fal′ik] adj. [L ithyphallicus < Gr ithyphallikos < ithyphallos, erect phallus < ithys, straight (< IE base * sīdh , to go directly toward > Sans sādhú , straight) + phallos, PHALLUS] 1. of the phallus carried in the rites of …   English World dictionary

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  • ithyphallic — /ith euh fal ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the phallus carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus. 2. grossly indecent; obscene. 3. Class. Pros. noting or pertaining to any of several meters employed in hymns sung in Bacchic processions. n. 4. a… …   Universalium

  • ithyphallic — /ɪθiˈfælɪk/ (say ithee falik) adjective 1. relating to the phallus, as carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus. 2. grossly indecent; obscene. 3. Classical Prosody denoting or relating to any of several metres employed in hymns sung in Bacchic… …  

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  • ithyphallic — adjective Etymology: Late Latin ithyphallicus, from Greek ithyphallikos, from ithyphallos erect phallus, from ithys straight + phallos phallus Date: 1795 1. of or relating to the phallus carried in procession in ancient festivals of Bacchus 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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