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fetichism
Variant of fetishism
fetishism
definition
fet·ish·ism (-iz′əm)
noun
- worship of or belief in fetishes
- Psychiatry an abnormal condition in which erotic feelings are excited by a nonsexual object, as a foot, glove, etc.
Etymology: Fr fétichisme
Also sp. fetichism fet′·ich·ism′
Related Forms:
- fetishist fet′·ish·ist noun
- fetishistic fet′·ish·is′·tic adjective
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