[syn: fetishism, fetichism]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
fetichism \fe"tich*ism\, Fetishism \Fe"tish*ism\ (? or ?); 277),
n.[Cf. F. f['e]tichisme.] [Written also feticism.]
1. The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.
[1913 Webster]
2. Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject
superstition; blind adoration.
[1913 Webster]
The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two
great divisions, the first belonging rather to
fetichism, the second to polytheism proper. --Tylor.
Fetichist
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fetichism
n 1: a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship
of a fetish) [syn: fetishism, fetichism]
2: sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a
fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual
organs) [syn: fetishism, fetichism]