ith·y·phal·lic ( th  -f l k)adj. 1. Of or relating to the phallus carried in the ancient festival of Bacchus. 2. Having the penis erect. Used of graphic and sculptural representations. 3. Lascivious; salacious. [Late Latin  thyphallicus, from Greek thuphallikos, from thuphallos, erect phallus : thus, straight + phallos, phallus; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
ithyphallic [ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk]
adj
1. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody (in classical verse) of or relating to the usual metre in hymns to Bacchus
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the phallus carried in the ancient festivals of Bacchus
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (of sculpture and graphic art) having or showing an erect penis
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Prosody a poem in ithyphallic metre
[from Late Latin, from Greek ithuphallikos, from ithuphallos erect phallus, from ithus straight + phallos phallus]
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