Meanings
nounphallophoria (plural phallophorias)
plural phallophorias · alternative phallephoria
- A ceremonial procession, in honour of Dionysus, in which a phallus is carried
Origin
- Ancient Greekφαλλοφόρια
- Englishphallophoria
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαλλοφόρια (phallophória), φαλληφόρια n pl (phallēphória). By surface analysis, phallo- + -phoria.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French phallophories, phalléphories
- phallophoriesTranslations
- phalléphoriesTranslations
Russian фаллофории, фаллефории
- фаллофории (falloforii)Translations
- фаллефории (falleforii)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
phallophoria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phallophoria
MLA
“phallophoria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phallophoria. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phallophoria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phallophoria.
Source: phallophoria on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.