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fet⋅ish⋅ism

  [fet-i-shiz-uhm, fee-ti-]
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–noun
1. belief in or use of fetishes.
2. Psychiatry. the compulsive use of some object, or part of the body, as a stimulus in the course of attaining sexual gratification, as a shoe, a lock of hair, or underclothes.
3. blind devotion: a fetishism of sacrifice to one's children.
Also, fet⋅ich⋅ism.

Origin:
1795–1805; fetish + -ism

Related forms:
fet⋅ish⋅ist, noun
fet⋅ish⋅is⋅tic, adjective
fet⋅ish⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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fet·ish·ism also fet·ich·ism   (fět'ĭ-shĭz'əm, fē'tĭ-)   
n.  

  1. Worship of or belief in magical fetishes.

  2. Excessive attachment or regard.

  3. The displacement of sexual arousal or gratification to a fetish.

fet'ish·ist n., fet'ish·is'tic adj., fet'ish·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: fe·tish·ism
Variant: also fe·tich·ism /-ish-"iz-&m/
Function: noun
: the pathologicaldisplacement of erotic interest and satisfaction to a fetish —fe·tish·is·tic also fe·tich·is·tic /"fet-ish-'is-tikalso "fEt-/ adjective —fe·tish·is·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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fetishism fet·ish·ism (fět'ĭ-shĭz'əm, fē'tĭ-)
n.
The act of using a fetish for sexual arousal and gratification.

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