Lingam
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
"Then we have the very numerous lingams (conventional representations of the male organ) to be seen, scores and scores of them, in the arcades and cloisters of the Hindu Temples - to which women of all classes, especially those who wish to become mothers, resort, anointing them copiously with oil, and signalizing their respect and devotion to them in a very practical way."
- 2 the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva wordnet
- 3 The penis.
"Then when his lingam is erect he should touch her with his hands in various places, and gently manipulate various parts of the body."
Example
More examples"Then we have the very numerous lingams (conventional representations of the male organ) to be seen, scores and scores of them, in the arcades and cloisters of the Hindu Temples - to which women of all classes, especially those who wish to become mothers, resort, anointing them copiously with oil, and signalizing their respect and devotion to them in a very practical way."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लिङ्गम् (liṅgam, nominative singular of लिङ्ग (liṅga, “sign, mark”)).
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