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fetishism definition

fet·ish·ism (-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.

Etymology: Fr fétichisme

Also sp. fetichism fet′·ich·ism′

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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