Lingam Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of LINGAM is a stylized phallic symbol that is worshipped in Hinduism as a sign of generative power and that represents the god Shiva. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut lingam noun SaveWord lin·​gam |\ˈliŋ-gəm \ variants: orlinga\ ˈliŋ-​gə \ Definitionoflingam :astylizedphallicsymbolthatisworshippedinHinduismasasignofgenerativepowerandthatrepresentsthegodShiva—compareyoni ExamplesoflingaminaSentence RecentExamplesontheWeb AxelVervoordtownsanIndianlingamfromthe19thcentury. — WSJ,6Apr.2018 Ineverynookandcrannyarenumerousshrinesandlingams. — AntoniaNeubauer,Town&Country,5Oct.2016 TheovalobjectinfrontisaJapaneselingamfromthe19thcentury. — ThomasGebremedhin,WSJ,27Mar.2018 MagazineincorrectlysaidthatthelingamwasJapaneseinorigin. — WSJ,6Apr.2018 Thetraditionisthatapregnantwomanwalksintotheriveranddiscoversthelingamwithherfeet. — ThomasGebremedhin,WSJ,27Mar.2018 AcityoflingamsdedicatedtotheLordGodShiva,Varanasiisknownasanauspiciousplacetodieandasuper-highwaytoheaven. — AntoniaNeubauer,Town&Country,5Oct.2016 ThebuildersofVatPhouhadnoticedthisandproclaimeditanaturallingamofShiva. — EdwardWong,NewYorkTimes,4Apr.2017 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'lingam.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseoflingam 1719,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforlingam Sanskritliṅga(nominativeliṅgam),literally,characteristic LearnMoreAboutlingam Sharelingam PosttheDefinitionoflingamtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionoflingamonTwitter TimeTravelerforlingam Thefirstknownuseoflingamwas in1719 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearlingam Lingala lingam Lingayat SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforlingam Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Lingam.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lingam.Accessed28Sep.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MorefromMerriam-Websteronlingam Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutlingam WORDOFTHEDAY kerfuffle SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary ChallengingWordsYouShouldKnow Oftenusedtodescribe“themarchoftime,”whatdoesinexorablemean? Swift Relentless Slow Unpredictable Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Dunderhead'andOther‘Nicer’WaystoSayStupid Asillustratedbysomeverysmartpups 10WordsfromPlaceNames Bikini,bourbon,andbadmintonwereplacesfirst 'Pride':TheWordThatWentFromVicetoStrength DoyoutakeprideinPride? WhenWereWordsFirstUsed? Lookupanyyeartofindout AsktheEditors Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... 'AllIntensivePurposes'or'AllIntentsandPurposes'? We'reintentonclearingitup Layvs.Lie EditorEmilyBrewsterclarifiesthedifference. HotMess "Thepublicisahotmess" WordGames FavoriteNewWordsintheDictionary Levelupyourvocabularywiththesenewlyaddedw... Takethequiz NameThatThingMegaQuiz! Testyourvisualvocabulary! Takethequiz SpellIt Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? Takethequiz SpellingBeeQuiz CanyououtdopastwinnersoftheNationalSpelli... Takethequiz