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Phallicism vs Genitality - What's the difference?

phallicism | genitality |

As nouns the difference between phallicism and genitality

is that phallicism is the worship of the penis or phallus, especially connected with fertility while genitality is in psychoanalytic theory, the part of sexuality that relates to the genitalia.

phallicism

English

Noun

(-)
  • The worship of the penis or phallus, especially connected with fertility.

    • Derived terms

    * phallicist

    genitality

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • In psychoanalytic theory, the part of sexuality that relates to the genitalia.
  • In Reichian psychoanalysis, the integrated function of the entire sexual apparatus; as opposed to pregenitality, neurosis. Note that in this use, sexuality oriented on the genitalia may not by itself constitute genitality, i.e. phallicism would be considered a pregenitally functioning sexuality.
  • The ability to attain erotic sensation in the genitalia.

    • Related terms

    * genital * genitalia * genitally