fetish Definition

fetish
noun fetishes

1. In primitive societies: an object worshipped for its perceived magical powers.
2. A procedure or ritual followed obsessively, or an object of obsessive devotion.

Thesaurus: obsession, fixation, craze, mania, idée fixe.
3a. An object other than the sexual organs that is handled or visualized as an aid to sexual stimulation;
3b. A person's attachment to such an object.

Derivative: fetishism
noun

Derivative: fetishist
noun

Derivative: fetishistic
adj

Etymology: 17c: from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço magic; a name given by the Portuguese to the gods of W Africa, from Portuguese feitiço artificial, from Latin facere to make.