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fetichism

fetichism \fe"tich*ism\, Fetishism \Fe"tish*ism\ (? or ?); 277), n.[Cf. F. f['e]tichisme.] [Written also feticism.]

  1. The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.

  2. Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration.

    The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two great divisions, the first belonging rather to fetichism, the second to polytheism proper.
    --Tylor.

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fetichism

n. (archaic form of fetishism English)

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fetichism

  1. n. a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) [syn: fetishism]

  2. sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) [syn: fetishism]

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Art and Religion spring from the same root, but coincide only at the outset, as in fetichism, the worship of the Black Stone of the Caaba, or the wonder-working Madonnas of Italy.