fetishism

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

fetish +‎ -ism

Noun

fetishism (countable and uncountable, plural fetishisms)

  1. The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
  2. A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
  3. An irrational, obsessive belief in the power of some object or action.

Derived terms

Translations
paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body

See also
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