Definition of Fetishesm
{ fe"tich*ism, Fe"tish*ism (? or ?); 277),
n. }[Cf. F. fétichisme.] [Written
also feticism.] 1. The doctrine or
practice of belief in fetiches.
2. Excessive devotion to one object or one
idea; abject superstition; blind adoration.
The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two
great divisions, the first belonging rather to fetichism, the
second to polytheism proper. Tylor.
Fe"tish (?), n., Fe"tish*ism
(&?; or &?;; 277), n., Fe`tish*is"tic
(&?;), a. See Fetich,
n., Fetichism, n.,
Fetichistic, a.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
- a form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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