fetish

Noun
US[fet-ish]/ˈfɛtɪʃ/2 syllables
Synonyms: jujuvoodoohoodoofetich

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)fetishes

  1. a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body“common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear”Type of sexual desire, eros
  2. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powersSynonyms: jujuvoodoohoodoofetichType of charm, good luck charm
  3. excessive or irrational devotion to some activity“made a fetish of cleanliness”Synonyms: fetichType of devotion
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fe′tich, Fe′tish noun

Origin: F. fétiche, from Pg. feiti…o, adj., noun, sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by art, artifical, factitious. See Factitious.

1. A material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to control that being.

2. Any object to which one is excessively devoted.

Fe′tish noun, Fe′tish·ism (… or …; 277), noun, Fe′tish·is′tic (…), adjective

See Fetich, noun, Fetichism, noun, Fetichistic, adjective

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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