fetish
any object, part of the body, or activity that is ordinarily regarded as nonsexual and causes a habitual erotic response or fixation.
a habitual erotic response to or fixation on an object, part of the body, or activity ordinarily regarded as nonsexual.
unconventional sexual practices involving an object, part of the body, or activity ordinarily regarded as nonsexual, considered collectively.
Anthropology. an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion: We shouldn't make a fetish of high grades, as there are other ways of measuring success.It's no secret that the previous administration had a fetish for secrecy.
Origin of fetish
1- Sometimes fet·ich .
Other words for fetish
Other words from fetish
- fet·ish·like, adjective
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How to use fetish in a sentence
Then, taking out the fetich, he breathes on it and from it, and exclaims "Si!"
Zui Fetiches | Frank Hamilton CushingThe other was drawn from a sketch made by myself of a fetich in Zuñi.
Zui Fetiches | Frank Hamilton CushingAs with the Hunter, so with the Warrior, the fetich is fed on the life-blood of the slain.
Zui Fetiches | Frank Hamilton CushingHis fetich is, therefore, preferred by the hunter of these animals.
Zui Fetiches | Frank Hamilton CushingI remembered in time that he did not know we called it the Fetich.
We Ten | Lyda Farrington Kraus
British Dictionary definitions for fetish
fetich
/ (ˈfɛtɪʃ, ˈfiːtɪʃ) /
something, esp an inanimate object, that is believed in certain cultures to be the embodiment or habitation of a spirit or magical powers
a form of behaviour involving fetishism
any object that is involved in fetishism
any object, activity, etc, to which one is excessively or irrationally devoted: to make a fetish of cleanliness
Origin of fetish
1Derived forms of fetish
- fetish-like or fetich-like, adjective
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Cultural definitions for fetish
Notes for fetish
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