fetish
noun
/ˈfiː.tɪʃ/
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/ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/
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- Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. [from the early 17th c.]
- Sexual attraction to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body. [from the early 19th c.]
- An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession. [from the 19th c.]
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fétiche
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fetishism
noun
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- 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.
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fétichisme
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fetishization
noun
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- The act or process of fetishizing.
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fétichisation
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fetishize
verb
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- (transitive) To make into a fetish, or magical object.
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fétichiser
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