phallobates

P3H4A1L1L1O1B3A1T1E1S1

noun

Phallic priest thought to have been a precursor of the Christian stylite.

OriginLatin phallobatēs ← Ancient Greek φαλλοβάτης →
Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounphallobates (plural phallobates)

alternative phallobate

  1. Ancient GreecePhallic priest thought to have been a precursor of the Christian stylite.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφαλλοβάτης
  2. Latinphallobatēs
  3. Englishphallobates

Borrowed from Latin phallobatēs, from Ancient Greek φαλλοβάτης (phallobátēs, literally “phallus-climber”). Doublet of phallobate (derived via the Latin adapted form phallobata; compare English stylobate).

More words from Latin, Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French phallobate
  • phallobateTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

phallobates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phallobates

MLA

“phallobates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phallobates. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phallobates,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phallobates.

Source: phallobates on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.