the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.
Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration.
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n. a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
n. sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
Word Usage
"The worship of stones is a kind of fetichism, which in the very infancy of religion prevailed, perhaps, more extensively than any other form of religious culture."