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单词 Sheela-na-gig
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Sheela-na-gig

/ˌʃiːlənəˈɡɪɡ /
noun
A medieval stone figure of a naked female with the legs wide apart and the hands emphasizing the genitals, found in churches in Britain and Ireland.This temple relief appeared in India during the same year European builders carved Sheela-na-gig on their churches....
  • It has been all too easy in the past to see carvings of Sheela-na-gigs and other female exhibitionists as evidence of a pre-Christian religion.
  • Another of his books, Images of Lust, was a guide to Sheela-na-gigs in Ireland.

Origin

From Irish Sile na gcíoch 'Julia of the breasts'.

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