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fetishism
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fet·ish·ism also fet·ich·ism  (ft-shzm, ft-)
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.
fetish·ist n.
fetish·istic adj.
fetish·isti·cal·ly adv.
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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Noun1.fetishism - a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
fetichism
belief - any cognitive content held as true
2.fetishism - sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
fetichism
paraphilia - abnormal sexual activity
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