Definition of lingam in English:

lingam

(also linga)

noun ˈlɪŋɡamˈliNGɡəm

Hinduism

A symbol of divine generative energy, especially a phallus or phallic object as a symbol of Shiva.
〔印度教〕林格姆（神授生殖能力的象征，尤指男性生殖器的图像或作为湿婆神象征的其他生殖器崇拜物品）。比较YONI
Compare with yoni
Example sentencesExamples
- The deity was a lingam, the abstract phallic symbol which is the most common representation of Shiva.
- In Shiavite temples what is more common than a statue of Shiva is a stone linga, usually with a yoni (the vulva).
- Another spot called ‘Rameshwaram’, around 20 km from Bundi, has yet another fall; its water spills on a Shiv linga.
- In consideration of non - Hindu guests, his father had made certain that his mother's brass deities and stone lingams stayed confined in the closed-off worship-room.
- The lingam is a symbol of Shiva, though the word has the broader meaning of ‘sign’.
- The man and woman stand entwined in a state of divine ecstasy that has no beginning and no end, her legs wrapped round his waist, his stout linga pleasuring her yoni, the fountain of life caught for eternity at the source of all that exists.
- Some worship stones, borne on their heads; some hang lingams from their necks.
- Fifty thousand devotees praying to the lingam and weeping passionately with hands clasped around their necks were massacred in cold blood.
- At the feast for Shiva, for example, villagers prepare a huge, steamed rice cake made in the shape of a lingam (Shiva's phallic symbol) and stuffed with cheese, molasses, and coconut.
- In particular, Hinduism and the lingam, or phallic symbol associated with the god Siva, are highlighted.
- When he did not return, Sita quickly made a lingam and Ram installed it.
- We reach the upper level; there are more flowers here, placed near a lingam in an alcove.
- Gradually, we recognise this as an optical illusion: the linga and yoni are, in fact, the solid-painted negative spaces between interlacing torsos; we see now one, now the other element of the pattern.
- He noted that wherever there was room for one more lingam, a lingam was there.
- Peering over the railings, the Venkatramans jostled to catch a glimpse of the earthen lingam at the shadowy heart of the sanctuary.
- The relation between icon and ruler is particularly well documented for the Shiva linga, whose looting, display, and desecration clearly carried a powerful political message, even if framed within the context of orthodox conformity.
- The altar's focal point on Sivaratri is the lingam, Lord Siva represented as a simple rounded stone.
- His phallus, or lingam, enshrined in most Hindu temples, is worshipped and revered by the world's 300 million followers of the Hindu religion.
- In the same area we find the Raghunath temple with icons of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Radha and Krishna, with 51 Shiva lingas and 34 Saalgraams.
- This lingam diminishes gradually as the moon wanes and increases as the moon grows.

Origin

From Sanskrit liṅga, literally 'mark, (sexual) characteristic'.

Definition of lingam in US English:

lingam

(also linga)

nounˈliNGɡəm

Hinduism

A symbol of divine generative energy, especially a phallus or phallic object worshiped as a symbol of Shiva.
〔印度教〕林格姆（神授生殖能力的象征，尤指男性生殖器的图像或作为湿婆神象征的其他生殖器崇拜物品）。比较YONI
Compare with yoni
Example sentencesExamples
- We reach the upper level; there are more flowers here, placed near a lingam in an alcove.
- In the same area we find the Raghunath temple with icons of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Radha and Krishna, with 51 Shiva lingas and 34 Saalgraams.
- Peering over the railings, the Venkatramans jostled to catch a glimpse of the earthen lingam at the shadowy heart of the sanctuary.
- Fifty thousand devotees praying to the lingam and weeping passionately with hands clasped around their necks were massacred in cold blood.
- At the feast for Shiva, for example, villagers prepare a huge, steamed rice cake made in the shape of a lingam (Shiva's phallic symbol) and stuffed with cheese, molasses, and coconut.
- The deity was a lingam, the abstract phallic symbol which is the most common representation of Shiva.
- When he did not return, Sita quickly made a lingam and Ram installed it.
- The lingam is a symbol of Shiva, though the word has the broader meaning of ‘sign’.
- Gradually, we recognise this as an optical illusion: the linga and yoni are, in fact, the solid-painted negative spaces between interlacing torsos; we see now one, now the other element of the pattern.
- He noted that wherever there was room for one more lingam, a lingam was there.
- This lingam diminishes gradually as the moon wanes and increases as the moon grows.
- In consideration of non - Hindu guests, his father had made certain that his mother's brass deities and stone lingams stayed confined in the closed-off worship-room.
- The altar's focal point on Sivaratri is the lingam, Lord Siva represented as a simple rounded stone.
- The relation between icon and ruler is particularly well documented for the Shiva linga, whose looting, display, and desecration clearly carried a powerful political message, even if framed within the context of orthodox conformity.
- The man and woman stand entwined in a state of divine ecstasy that has no beginning and no end, her legs wrapped round his waist, his stout linga pleasuring her yoni, the fountain of life caught for eternity at the source of all that exists.
- His phallus, or lingam, enshrined in most Hindu temples, is worshipped and revered by the world's 300 million followers of the Hindu religion.
- Some worship stones, borne on their heads; some hang lingams from their necks.
- Another spot called ‘Rameshwaram’, around 20 km from Bundi, has yet another fall; its water spills on a Shiv linga.
- In particular, Hinduism and the lingam, or phallic symbol associated with the god Siva, are highlighted.
- In Shiavite temples what is more common than a statue of Shiva is a stone linga, usually with a yoni (the vulva).

Origin

From Sanskrit liṅga, literally ‘mark, (sexual) characteristic’.

词汇	lingam
释义	Definition of lingam in English: lingam (also linga) noun ˈlɪŋɡamˈliNGɡəm Hinduism A symbol of divine generative energy, especially a phallus or phallic object as a symbol of Shiva. 〔印度教〕林格姆（神授生殖能力的象征，尤指男性生殖器的图像或作为湿婆神象征的其他生殖器崇拜物品）。比较YONI Compare with yoni Example sentencesExamples The deity was a lingam, the abstract phallic symbol which is the most common representation of Shiva. In Shiavite temples what is more common than a statue of Shiva is a stone linga, usually with a yoni (the vulva). Another spot called ‘Rameshwaram’, around 20 km from Bundi, has yet another fall; its water spills on a Shiv linga. In consideration of non - Hindu guests, his father had made certain that his mother's brass deities and stone lingams stayed confined in the closed-off worship-room. The lingam is a symbol of Shiva, though the word has the broader meaning of ‘sign’. The man and woman stand entwined in a state of divine ecstasy that has no beginning and no end, her legs wrapped round his waist, his stout linga pleasuring her yoni, the fountain of life caught for eternity at the source of all that exists. Some worship stones, borne on their heads; some hang lingams from their necks. Fifty thousand devotees praying to the lingam and weeping passionately with hands clasped around their necks were massacred in cold blood. At the feast for Shiva, for example, villagers prepare a huge, steamed rice cake made in the shape of a lingam (Shiva's phallic symbol) and stuffed with cheese, molasses, and coconut. In particular, Hinduism and the lingam, or phallic symbol associated with the god Siva, are highlighted. When he did not return, Sita quickly made a lingam and Ram installed it. We reach the upper level; there are more flowers here, placed near a lingam in an alcove. Gradually, we recognise this as an optical illusion: the linga and yoni are, in fact, the solid-painted negative spaces between interlacing torsos; we see now one, now the other element of the pattern. He noted that wherever there was room for one more lingam, a lingam was there. Peering over the railings, the Venkatramans jostled to catch a glimpse of the earthen lingam at the shadowy heart of the sanctuary. The relation between icon and ruler is particularly well documented for the Shiva linga, whose looting, display, and desecration clearly carried a powerful political message, even if framed within the context of orthodox conformity. The altar's focal point on Sivaratri is the lingam, Lord Siva represented as a simple rounded stone. His phallus, or lingam, enshrined in most Hindu temples, is worshipped and revered by the world's 300 million followers of the Hindu religion. In the same area we find the Raghunath temple with icons of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Radha and Krishna, with 51 Shiva lingas and 34 Saalgraams. This lingam diminishes gradually as the moon wanes and increases as the moon grows. Origin From Sanskrit liṅga, literally 'mark, (sexual) characteristic'. Definition of lingam in US English: lingam (also linga) nounˈliNGɡəm Hinduism A symbol of divine generative energy, especially a phallus or phallic object worshiped as a symbol of Shiva. 〔印度教〕林格姆（神授生殖能力的象征，尤指男性生殖器的图像或作为湿婆神象征的其他生殖器崇拜物品）。比较YONI Compare with yoni Example sentencesExamples We reach the upper level; there are more flowers here, placed near a lingam in an alcove. In the same area we find the Raghunath temple with icons of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Radha and Krishna, with 51 Shiva lingas and 34 Saalgraams. Peering over the railings, the Venkatramans jostled to catch a glimpse of the earthen lingam at the shadowy heart of the sanctuary. Fifty thousand devotees praying to the lingam and weeping passionately with hands clasped around their necks were massacred in cold blood. At the feast for Shiva, for example, villagers prepare a huge, steamed rice cake made in the shape of a lingam (Shiva's phallic symbol) and stuffed with cheese, molasses, and coconut. The deity was a lingam, the abstract phallic symbol which is the most common representation of Shiva. When he did not return, Sita quickly made a lingam and Ram installed it. The lingam is a symbol of Shiva, though the word has the broader meaning of ‘sign’. Gradually, we recognise this as an optical illusion: the linga and yoni are, in fact, the solid-painted negative spaces between interlacing torsos; we see now one, now the other element of the pattern. He noted that wherever there was room for one more lingam, a lingam was there. This lingam diminishes gradually as the moon wanes and increases as the moon grows. In consideration of non - Hindu guests, his father had made certain that his mother's brass deities and stone lingams stayed confined in the closed-off worship-room. The altar's focal point on Sivaratri is the lingam, Lord Siva represented as a simple rounded stone. The relation between icon and ruler is particularly well documented for the Shiva linga, whose looting, display, and desecration clearly carried a powerful political message, even if framed within the context of orthodox conformity. The man and woman stand entwined in a state of divine ecstasy that has no beginning and no end, her legs wrapped round his waist, his stout linga pleasuring her yoni, the fountain of life caught for eternity at the source of all that exists. His phallus, or lingam, enshrined in most Hindu temples, is worshipped and revered by the world's 300 million followers of the Hindu religion. Some worship stones, borne on their heads; some hang lingams from their necks. Another spot called ‘Rameshwaram’, around 20 km from Bundi, has yet another fall; its water spills on a Shiv linga. In particular, Hinduism and the lingam, or phallic symbol associated with the god Siva, are highlighted. In Shiavite temples what is more common than a statue of Shiva is a stone linga, usually with a yoni (the vulva). Origin From Sanskrit liṅga, literally ‘mark, (sexual) characteristic’.
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