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Record 1 2005-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Religious Sects - Various
DEF

The phallic symbol used in the worship of the Indu god Siva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultes divers
DEF

Symbole phallique du dieu Shiva, dont le culte est lié à l'idée de création.

OBS

Pluriel : des lingams, des lingas ou des lingam, des linga.

OBS

linga (sing.); lingas (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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