phalluses
Masculine anatomical symbols
Phalluses is the plural of phallus, an erect penis or a representation of one.
The word is more formal and clinical than cock or dick, appearing in art history, archaeology, and psychoanalysis: Ancient fertility cults often featured stone phalluses.
Phallic is the adjective: phallic symbols, phallic imagery.
Capacity for reproduction
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- potencyDegree of strength
- powerEnergy transfer rate
lingam · priapic · dominance · patriarchy · machismo · manhood · sexuality · procreation
Male reproductive organ
- genitaliaReproductive organs collectively
- erectileCapable of becoming erect
- foreskinPenile glans covering
- glansRounded anatomical terminus
shaft · testes · urethra · circumcision · reproductive · male · organ · anatomy
Religious reverence and praise
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- fertility riteCeremony promoting reproduction
- offeringSomething presented or given
- processionFormal moving line
Dionysus · Shiva · lingam · puja · sacred · veneration · shrine · altar
Tapering stone monument
- pillarUpright architectural support
- columnVertical structural element
- monolithHuge solitary standing stone
- towerTall slender edifice
minaret · stele · standing stone · monument · spire · megalith · menhir · dolmen
Shaped three-dimensional art
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- representationDepiction or likeness
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
depiction · effigy · iconography · motif · fertility idol · artifact · totem · amulet
fertility
Capacity for reproduction
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- potencyDegree of strength
power · lingam · priapic · dominance · patriarchy · machismo · manhood · sexuality · procreation · regeneration
penis
Male reproductive organ
- genitaliaReproductive organs collectively
- erectileCapable of becoming erect
- foreskinPenile glans covering
glans · shaft · testes · urethra · circumcision · reproductive · male · organ · anatomy · frenulum
worship
Religious reverence and praise
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- fertility riteCeremony promoting reproduction
- offeringSomething presented or given
procession · Dionysus · Shiva · lingam · puja · sacred · veneration · shrine · altar · blessing
obelisk
Tapering stone monument
- pillarUpright architectural support
- columnVertical structural element
- monolithHuge solitary standing stone
tower · minaret · stele · standing stone · monument · spire · megalith · menhir · dolmen · ziggurat
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- representationDepiction or likeness
- carvingShaping by cutting away
statue · depiction · effigy · iconography · motif · fertility idol · artifact · totem · amulet · talisman