How to use in-sentence of “phallic”:
– There is some uncertainty as the artwork that has survived is damaged and they show some overlap with meditative Buddha-related artwork, but the presence of Shiva’s trident and phallic symbolism in this art suggests it was likely Shiva.
– The third stage in psychosexual development is the phallic stage.
– According to Moriz Winternitz, the “linga” in the Shiva tradition is “only a symbol of the productive and creative principle of nature as embodied in Shiva”, and it has no historical trace in any obscene phallic cult.
– It is also both a feminine symbol, bearing sustenance; and a masculine, phallic symbol – another union.
– The third stage, the phallic stage is from 3-6 year olds and has to do with the genital region.
