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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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