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Fetichism

noun
(Written also feticism)
1.
A belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish).  Synonym: fetishism.
2.
Sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs).  Synonym: fetishism.






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"Fetichism" Quotes from Famous Books



... gist of the matter. Most of the gloomy prognostications which distress us arise from the habit of attributing to the thing a power for good or evil which belongs only to the person. It is one of the earliest forms of superstition. The anthropologist calls it "fetichism" when he finds it among primitive peoples. When the same notion is propounded by advanced thinkers, we call it "advanced thought." We attribute to the Thing a malignant purpose and an irresistible potency, and we crouch ...
— By the Christmas Fire • Samuel McChord Crothers



Words linked to "Fetichism" :   paraphilia, belief



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