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Webster 1913 Edition
Fetishism
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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.
Definition 2024
fetishism
fetishism
English
Alternative forms
- fetichism (archaic);
Noun
fetishism (countable and uncountable, plural fetishisms)
- the belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
- a form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
Translations
paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body
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