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fetish

noun

1 fetish

A form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body.

Roget 374a: sex, sexuality, gender; male, masculinity, maleness etc. 373; female, femininity etc. 374.    sexual intercourse, copulation, ... show more

2 fetish

A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.

synonyms: fetich, hoodoo, juju, voodoo.

Roget 993: spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala, exsufflation, cantrap, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm, Ephesian letters, ... show more

Dutch: fetisj
Polish: fetysz

3 fetish

Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity:
— Made a fetish of cleanliness.

synonym: fetich.


Moby thesaurus: Baal, Juggernaut, amulet, bias, charm, compulsion, devil-god, fixation, fylfot, gammadion, golden calf, good-luck charm, graven image, hoodoo, idee fixe, idol, joss, juju, leaning, love charm ... show more.

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