1. Plural of phallist; people who worship or venerate the phallus, especially in ancient religious or fertility cults.
Usage: historical; academic
2. Plural of phallist; adherents of phallicism, a symbolic or religious system centered on phallic imagery.
Usage: academic; anthropological

Examples

• Ancient phallists incorporated phallic symbols into their fertility rituals.
• Scholars studying ancient religions have documented the practices of phallists in Mediterranean cultures.
• The phallists of antiquity believed the phallus represented creative and generative power.
• Anthropologists examine how phallists used symbolic imagery in their religious ceremonies.