What is another word for lingam?

Pronunciation: [lˈɪŋɡam] (IPA)

Lingam is a Sanskrit term that is commonly used to refer to a sacred symbol or object that represents the male creative energy. This term is typically associated with Hinduism and is often used to describe a phallic-shaped stone or statue that is thought to embody the divine male energy. However, there are several other synonyms for the word lingam, including Shivling, Shiva linga, Shiva lingam, and jyotirlinga. These terms also refer to the same concept of a phallic-shaped symbol or object that represents the divine male energy or creative force. Regardless of the term used, the lingam is considered a powerful symbol of inner strength and spiritual renewal.

What are the hypernyms for Lingam?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    phallic symbol, symbol of virility.

What are the hyponyms for Lingam?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for lingam (as nouns)

Usage examples for Lingam

Where his funeral pyre was, sprang up a Shiva lingam, which exists to this day, as well as the marks of the flood.
"Vidyapati Bangiya Padabali Songs of the love of Radha and Krishna"
Vidyapati Thakura
They consist, invariably, of a "cella" containing the object of veneration, the lingam, surmounted by a high-pitched conical stone roof.
"A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil"
T. R. Swinburne
The Lingayats bury the dead in a sitting posture with the lingam or emblem of Siva, which has never left the dead man during his lifetime, clasped in his right hand.
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
R. V. Russell

Famous quotes with Lingam

  • Mr Raj had been purely Orientally and fancifully complimentary (‘So great a man, his lingam as long and thick as a tree, the father of whole villages’).
    Anthony Burgess

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