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phallicism

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An unusual sexual attraction to objects that look like a penis

noun
/ˈfælɪkɪzəm/

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: falicismo

Many ancient cultures expressed phallicism through rituals and artworks that celebrated fertility and masculinity.

Examples

His fascination with phallicism is evident in the way he decorates his home with sculptures resembling male anatomy.
To this end, I must underline the phallicism endemic to the dialectics of penetration routinely deployed in descriptions of pictorial space and the operations of spectatorship.

Academic text (1994)
In modern psychology, phallicism can be seen as a reflection of deeper sexual insecurities and desires.

Synonyms

fetish

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A strong sexual interest in a certain object, piece of clothing, or body part

focuses only on phallic objects or the penis

paraphilia

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An unusual sexual interest or behavior that most people do not share

is a specific sexual fixation focused on phallic symbols

fetishism

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To feel sexual excitement from an object or body part not usually seen as sexual

is restricted to attraction toward phallic objects or the penis

fetishization

vsphallicism

Offensive

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Treating someone as only a sexual object

describes an internal sexual fixation toward phallic objects

How Fixated

phallicism

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fetish

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Surface Forms

phallicism singular

phallicisms plural

Morphology

phallicism = phallic (semi-transparent) = phallus + ic + ism

Formation is regular (phallic + -ism) but the root 'phallus/phallic' and the specialized sense of '-ism' (fixation/worship) may not be readily known to average learners.

Etymology

The word phallicism comes from the Greek root phallos meaning 'penis'. So phallicism names a sexual fixation or strong attraction to phallic objects or the penis.