ithyphallic

[ ith-uh-fal-ik ]

/ ˌɪθ əˈfæl ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to the phallus carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus.

grossly indecent; obscene.

Classical Prosody. noting or pertaining to any of several meters employed in hymns sung in Bacchic processions.

noun

a poem in ithyphallic meter.

an indecent poem.

Origin of ithyphallic

1605–15; <Late Latin īthyphallicus<Greek īthyphallikós, equivalent to īthý(s) straight, erect + phall(ós) phallus + -ikos-ic

Words nearby ithyphallic

Itháki, ither, I think; therefore I am, Ithome, Ithunn, ithyphallic, -itic, itinerancy, itinerant, itinerarium, itinerary

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Example sentences from the Web for ithyphallic

No ithyphallic 165images or figures of gods have been found.
Introduction to the History of Religions|Crawford Howell Toy
Represented as ithyphallic, with two tall plumes on his head, the right arm upraised and bearing a scourge.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1|Various
The ithyphallic, which was marked by a succession of three trochees at the end of the line, was the most distinguished.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds
Ithyphallic, ith-i-fal′ik, adj. pertaining to certain rites: obscene.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ithyphallic

ithyphallic

/ (ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk) /

adjective

prosody (in classical verse) of or relating to the usual metre in hymns to Bacchus

of or relating to the phallus carried in the ancient festivals of Bacchus

(of sculpture and graphic art) having or showing an erect penis

noun

prosody a poem in ithyphallic metre

Word Origin for ithyphallic

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek ithuphallikos, from ithuphallos erect phallus, from ithus straight + phallos phallus

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单词	ithyphallic
释义	ithyphallic [ ith-uh-fal-ik ] / ˌɪθ əˈfæl ɪk / adjective of or relating to the phallus carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus. grossly indecent; obscene. Classical Prosody. noting or pertaining to any of several meters employed in hymns sung in Bacchic processions. noun a poem in ithyphallic meter. an indecent poem. Origin of ithyphallic 1605–15; <Late Latin īthyphallicus<Greek īthyphallikós, equivalent to īthý(s) straight, erect + phall(ós) phallus + -ikos-ic Words nearby ithyphallic Itháki, ither, I think; therefore I am, Ithome, Ithunn, ithyphallic, -itic, itinerancy, itinerant, itinerarium, itinerary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ithyphallic No ithyphallic 165images or figures of gods have been found. Introduction to the History of Religions\|Crawford Howell Toy Represented as ithyphallic, with two tall plumes on his head, the right arm upraised and bearing a scourge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1\|Various The ithyphallic, which was marked by a succession of three trochees at the end of the line, was the most distinguished. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)\|John Addington Symonds Ithyphallic, ith-i-fal′ik, adj. pertaining to certain rites: obscene. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for ithyphallic ithyphallic / (ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk) / adjective prosody (in classical verse) of or relating to the usual metre in hymns to Bacchus of or relating to the phallus carried in the ancient festivals of Bacchus (of sculpture and graphic art) having or showing an erect penis noun prosody a poem in ithyphallic metre Word Origin for ithyphallic C17: from Late Latin, from Greek ithuphallikos, from ithuphallos erect phallus, from ithus straight + phallos phallus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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