fetishism

(-iz′əm)

noun

  1. worship of or belief in fetishes
  2. Psychiatry an abnormal condition in which erotic feelings are excited by a nonsexual object, as a foot, glove, etc.

Origin: Fr fétichisme

Also sp. fetichism

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See fetishism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also fet·ich·ism

noun
  1. Worship of or belief in magical fetishes.
  2. Excessive attachment or regard.
  3. The displacement of sexual arousal or gratification to a fetish.

Related Forms:

  • fetˈish·ist noun
  • fetˌish·isˈtic adjective
  • fetˌish·isˈti·cal·ly adverb

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