Definition of Fetsh
{ Fe"tich, Fe"tish (?), n.
}[F. fétiche, from Pg. feitiço, 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
(&?; or &?;; 277), n., Fe`tish*is"tic
(&?;), a. See Fetich,
n., Fetichism, n.,
Fetichistic, a.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- something nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body (often feet) which arouses sexual desire or is necessary for one to reach full sexual satisfaction
- something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman
- an irrational, or abnormal, fixation or preoccupation
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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