fetishism
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- fetichism (archaic)
Etymology edit
Noun edit
fetishism (countable and uncountable, plural fetishisms)
- The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
- A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
- An irrational, obsessive belief in the power of some object or action.
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belief that natural objects have supernatural powers
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paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body
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