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
fet′·ish·ist noun
fet′·ish·is′·tic adjective
fetishism
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- commodity: The basic process was analyzed by Marx who laid bare the fetishism of commodities.
- style: Trotsky had warned about the fetishism of the style of Great Realism in ' Literature and Revolution ' .
Converse of object
- call: Many people, especially in small countries like Sweden, indulge in what might be called a fetishism of the UNO.
Preposition: in
- archeology: People, things and archeological knowledge: an exploration of the significance of fetishism in archeology.
Adjective modifier
- technological: In his concluding chapter Rutsky analyzes contemporary technological fetishism.
- sexual: However, perhaps the most influential arena for her work, if not a little unusual, lies within the forum of sexual fetishism.
- constitutional: Here Woods lapses back into constitutional fetishism, of a particularly silly form.
- certain: Distinctively Besson embraces a certain fetishism of style, developing a film language that is essentially colored, highly stylized, energetic and mysterious.
Noun used with modifier
fetishism Quotes
Commodity fetishism is the true God of this nation.
