Ithyphallic

/ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk/

Synonyms for "ithyphallic" (48 found)

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  • Closest matches in this entry: animal, bawdy, blue, carnal, dirty.
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Translations

16 translations across 13 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἰθυφαλλικός adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Catalan

1 entries
  • itifàl·lic adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

French

1 entries
  • ithyphallique adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

German

1 entries
  • ithyphallisch adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Greek

1 entries
  • ιθυφαλλικός adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Italian

1 entries
  • itifallico adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Latin

3 entries
  • ithyphallica adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)
  • ithyphallicum adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)
  • ithyphallicus adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • bakkantisk adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)
  • med erigert penis adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • itifálico adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Russian

1 entries
  • итифалли́ческий adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • ऊर्ध्वरेत adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Spanish

1 entries
  • itifálico adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Thai

1 entries
  • ที่มีอวัยวะเพศชายแข็งตัว adj (of or pertaining to the erect phallus)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The title ΣΟΤΗΡ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ upon the composite priapic figure published by La Chausse is well known; and it is probable that the ithyphallic ceremonies, which the gross flattery of the degenerate Greeks sometimes employed to honor the Macedonian princes, had the same meaning as this title of Saviour, which was frequently conferred upon, or assumed by them.

Source: wiktionary

In late classical and Hellenistic times the theatre could be the site of a prolonged and climactic performance by phallic choruses: Hyperides mentions the ithyphalloi dancing in the orchestra and Semos' account of both ithyphalloi and phallophoroi focuses on the moment that the choruses enter the theatre. But the ithyphalloi remained primarily processional and non-theatrical, as is clear from Demochares' account of the ithyphallic procession to meet Demetrius the Besieger.

Source: wiktionary

Ithyphallic verse, which, because it consists of one periodic order, ought to have all pure trochees, and admits no other foot, except a tribrach, […] and that scarcely in the last place, because the rhythm ought to be more remiss at the end, is used chiefly by lyric poets in place of an epode.

Source: wiktionary

Archilochus and other writers of epodes frequently use the ithyphallic in distich composition, and in asynartete verses as the closing rhythm. The ithyphallic occurs sometimes in the beginning, or middle, […]

Source: wiktionary

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