noun

1. any object believed by some person or group to have magic power
2. any thing or activity to which one is irrationally devoted to make a fetish of sports
3. Psychiatry any nonsexual object, such as a foot or a glove, that abnormally excites erotic feelings

Etymology: Fr fétiche < Port feitiço, a charm, sorcery; orig. adj. < L facticius, made by art, factitious