fetish, fetich
(noun) excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; “made a fetish of cleanliness”
juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich
(noun) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
fetish
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fetish (plural fetishes)
Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. [from the early 17th c.]
Sexual attraction to or arousal at something sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body. [from the early 19th c.]
An irrational, or abnormal fixation or preoccupation; an obsession. [from the 19th c.]
• feiths, thiefs
Source: Wiktionary
Fe"tich, Fe"tish, n.Etym: [F. fétiche, from Pg. feiti, adj., n., sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by art, artifical, factitious. See Factitious.]
1. 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.
2. Any object to which one is excessively devoted.
Fe"tish, n., Fe"tish*ism, n., Fe"tishist, n., Fe`tish*is"tic (, a.
Definition: See Fetich, n., Fetichism, n., Fetichistic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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