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fetishism, fetichism [ˈfɛtɪˌʃɪzəm ˈfiː-] n 1. (Psychiatry) a condition in which the handling of an inanimate object or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs is a source of sexual satisfaction 2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) belief in or recourse to a fetish for magical purposes 3. excessive attention or attachment to something fetishist , fetichist n fetishistic , fetichistic adj fetishism, fetichism Psychiatry. the compulsive use of some object or part of the body as a sexual stimulus, as a shoe, underclothes, a lock of hair, etc. — fetishist, fetichist, n. — fetishistic, fetichistic, adj. See also: Sex
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The gods of the hearth exist for us still; and let all new faith be tolerant of that fetishism, lest it bruise its own roots. |
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