yonin.
/ˈjəʊni/, U.S. /ˈjoʊni/ A figure or symbol of the female organ of generation as an object of veneration among the Hindus and others.
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yoni1799
1799 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 3 363 The navel of Vishnu, by which they mean the os tincæ, is worshipped as one and the same with the sacred yóni.
1906 Whatham in Amer. Jrnl. Relig. & Psychol. 2 44 In nature-worship, all natural orifices were reverenced as representing the yoni of the mother-earth goddess.
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ˈyonic adj.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > of idol > of female organ of generation
yonic1879
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yonic1879
1879 M. Macfie Relig. Parall. 27 The yonic or moon-worshippers of Chaldea... The yonic symbolism professed by their remote ancestors in Turkestan, who were originally worshippers of the female principle.
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