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Fetishism

{

fe′tich-ism

,

Fe′tish-ism

(? or ?)
; 277),
Noun.
}
[Cf. F.
fétichisme
.]
[Written also
feticism
.]
1.
The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.
2.
Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration.

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fetishism

fetishism

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fetishism (countable and uncountable, plural fetishisms)

  1. the belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
  2. a form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.

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