lingamn.

Brit.

/ˈlɪŋɡəm/, U.S.

/ˈlɪŋɡəm/ Brit.

/ˈlɪŋɡə/, U.S.

/ˈlɪŋɡə/

Forms: Also 1700s lingum, 1700s–1800s linga, lingham.

Etymology: < Sanskrit liŋga, nominative case liŋgam; the flexional m has been preserved in the word as adopted into the non-Aryan languages of India.

Among the Hindus, a phallus, worshipped as a symbol of the god Shiva. The first quot. contains some misunderstanding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > idol > phallus

phallus1613

dildo1698

lingam1719

pillar-symbol1873

society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > non-Christian symbols or images > [noun] > representing phallus

phallus1613

Priapus1613

priapisma1680

lingam1719

pillar-symbol1873

1719 J. T. Philipps tr. B. Ziegenbalg Thirty-four Confer. 326 The third Way of attaining Salvation, is by offering to the Piratti Lingum, which is an Image of a Man made of Dung.

1793 W. Hodges Trav. India v. 94 These Pagodas have each a small chamber in the center..with a lamp hanging over the Lingham.

1793 W. Hodges Trav. India v. 94 (Note) The Lingham is the great object of superstition among the followers of Brahmah.

1799 Colebrooke in Life (1873) v. 152 A number of little altars, with a linga of Mahadeva on them.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xxiv. 364 Two respectable brahmins..who..had..performed the accustomed ceremonies to the linga.

1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan v. 120 Several stones, of four feet in height..which appeared to be lingams.

Derivatives

ˈlingamism n. the worship of lingams.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Sivaism

lingamism1843

Shiva-worship1876

Saivism1877

Sivaism1901

1843 T. B. Macaulay Speech Ld. Ellenborough's Govt. Sp. (1853) II. 9 To what religion was it that the offering was made? It was to Lingamism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	lingam
释义	lingamn. Brit. /ˈlɪŋɡəm/, U.S. /ˈlɪŋɡəm/ Brit. /ˈlɪŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈlɪŋɡə/ Forms: Also 1700s lingum, 1700s–1800s linga, lingham. Etymology: < Sanskrit liŋga, nominative case liŋgam; the flexional m has been preserved in the word as adopted into the non-Aryan languages of India. Among the Hindus, a phallus, worshipped as a symbol of the god Shiva. The first quot. contains some misunderstanding. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > idol > phallus phallus1613 dildo1698 lingam1719 pillar-symbol1873 society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > non-Christian symbols or images > [noun] > representing phallus phallus1613 Priapus1613 priapisma1680 lingam1719 pillar-symbol1873 1719 J. T. Philipps tr. B. Ziegenbalg Thirty-four Confer. 326 The third Way of attaining Salvation, is by offering to the Piratti Lingum, which is an Image of a Man made of Dung. 1793 W. Hodges Trav. India v. 94 These Pagodas have each a small chamber in the center..with a lamp hanging over the Lingham. 1793 W. Hodges Trav. India v. 94 (Note) The Lingham is the great object of superstition among the followers of Brahmah. 1799 Colebrooke in Life (1873) v. 152 A number of little altars, with a linga of Mahadeva on them. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xxiv. 364 Two respectable brahmins..who..had..performed the accustomed ceremonies to the linga. 1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan v. 120 Several stones, of four feet in height..which appeared to be lingams. Derivatives ˈlingamism n. the worship of lingams. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Sivaism lingamism1843 Shiva-worship1876 Saivism1877 Sivaism1901 1843 T. B. Macaulay Speech Ld. Ellenborough's Govt. Sp. (1853) II. 9 To what religion was it that the offering was made? It was to Lingamism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1719
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