ITHYPHALLIC

Etymology

Adjective

ithyphallic (comparative more ithyphallic, superlative most ithyphallic)

(historical, Ancient Rome) Of or pertaining to the erect phallus that was carried in bacchic processions.

(specifically) Of a poem or song: having the metre of an ode sung in honour of the bacchic phallus.

Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis.

Synonym: priapic (one sense)

(by extension) Lascivious, obscene.

Synonym: Thesaurus:obscene

(poetry) Pertaining to a metrical combination of two trochees followed by one spondee.

Noun

ithyphallic (plural ithyphallics)

A poem or song in an ithyphallic metre.

A lascivious or obscene poem or song.

Notes

Source: Wiktionary


Ith`y*phal"lic, a. Etym: [L. ithyphallicus, fr. ithyphallus, Gr. membrum virile erectum, or a figure thereof carried in the festivals of Bacchus.]

Definition: Lustful; lewd; salacious; indecent; obscene.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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