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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fetichism n 1: sexual arousal resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) [syn: {fetishism}] 2: a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) [syn: {fetishism}]
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