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   fetish

   /ˈfɛtɪʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a form of sexual desire in which gratification is strongly linked to a particular object or activity or a part of the body other than the sexual organs: "a man with a fetish for surgical masks" Similar fixationsexual fixationobsessioncompulsionmaniaweaknessfancytastefascinationcrazefadidée fixeinformal:thinghang-up
   • ▪ an excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing: "the western fetish for all things North African"
   • 2. an inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit. Similar jujutalismancharmamulettotemiconidolimageeffigydollstatuefigurefigurinearchaic:periapt

   Word Origin early 17th century (originally denoting an object used by the peoples of West Africa as an amulet or charm): from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço ‘charm, sorcery’ (originally an adjective meaning ‘made by art’), from Latin facticius (see factitious).

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   FETISH definition: 1. a sexual interest in an object or a part of the body other than the sexual organs: 2. an…. Learn more.

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   fetish: [noun] an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion : prepossession. an object or bodily part whose real or fantasied presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression.

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   Fetish definition: any object, part of the body, or activity that is ordinarily regarded as nonsexual and causes a habitual erotic response or fixation.. See examples of FETISH used in a sentence.

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   A fetish is an extremely strong devotion to something. There are sexual fetishes and nonsexual fetishes: both are obsessive interests.

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   Definition of fetish noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun fetish. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. fetish has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. occult (early 1600s) religion (late 1600s) psychology (1890s) See meaning & use. How common is the noun fetish?

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   Define fetish. fetish synonyms, fetish pronunciation, fetish translation, English dictionary definition of fetish. fetish a Native American bear fetish, believed to ...