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• adjective
Relating to, resembling, or symbolizing a phallus, especially as an emblem of fertility or generative power in art, architecture, or religion.
"The archaeologist noted that several ancient stone monoliths at the site served as phallic symbols in seasonal fertility rites."
In classical psychoanalysis, designating the third stage of psychosexual development (typically between ages three and six), during which a child's awareness and curiosity become focused on the genitals.
"According to Freudian theory, the Oedipus complex emerges during the phallic stage of childhood development."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek phallikos ('relating to the phallus'), derived from phallos, which originally referred to a ceremonial image of the male reproductive organ carried in processions honoring Dionysus, the god of fertility and wine.