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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fetish \Fe"tish\, n., Fetishism \Fe"tish*ism\ (? or ?; 277), n., Fetishistic \Fe`tish*is"tic\, a. See Fetich, n., Fetichism, n., Fetichistic, a. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fetishism 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]