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1. (n.) fetish
an object regarded as having magical power; talisman.
2. fetish
any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence or devotion:
to make a fetish of sports.
3. fetish
an object or nongenital part of the body, as a shoe, or hank of hair, that is repeatedly preferred for achieving sexual excitement.
Etymology: (1690–1700; earlier fateish (< F fétiche) < Pg feitiço charm, sorcery (n.), artificial (adj.) < L factīciusfactitious)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) 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
"common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear"
2. (noun) juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
3. (noun) fetish, fetich
excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
"made a fetish of cleanliness"
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1. (adj) fetish
alt. of Fetishistic
2. (noun) fetish
a material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to control that being
3. (noun) fetish
any object to which one is excessively devoted
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Sense: an object worshipped, especially because a spirit is supposed to lodge in it.
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 Afrikaans: afgod |
 Arabic: تَميمَه |
 Bulgarian: амулет |
 Brazilian: amuleto |
 Czech: fetiš |
 German: der Fetisch |
 Danish: fetich |
 Greek: ξόανο |
 Spanish: fetiche |
 Estonian: fetiš |
 Farsi: طلسم؛ بت واره |
 Finnish: fetissi |
 French: fétiche |
 Hebrew: חֶפֶץ פּוּלחָן |
 Hindi: आवश्यकता से अधिक ध्यान दे |
 Croatian: fetiš |
 Hungarian: bálvány, fétis |
 Indonesian: pujaan, jimat |
 Icelandic: blæti; skurðgoð |
 Italian: feticcio |
 Japanese: 物神 |
 Korean: 물신(物神), 주물(呪物) |
 Lithuanian: fetišas |
 Latvian: fetišs |
 Malay: objek pemujaan |
 Dutch: fetisj |
 Norwegian: fetisj |
 Polish: fetysz |
 Persian: طلسم؛ بت واره |
 Pashto: طلسم، تعويذ، بلا بند: نام |
 Portuguese: amuleto |
 Romanian: fetiş |
 Russian: амулет |
 Slovak: fetiš |
 Slovenian: fetiš |
 Serbian: fetiš |
 Swedish: fetisch |
 Thai: เครื่องราง |
 Turkish: tapınılan nesne, fetiş |
 Taiwanese: 偶像 |
 Ukrainian: ідол, кумир |
 Urdu: کوئی بے جان شے جس کی عباد |
 Vietnamese: vật thờ; vật thần |
 Chinese: 偶像 |
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