Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fetishism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fetish \Fe"tish\, n., Fetishism \Fe"tish*ism\ (? or ?; 277), n.,
Fetishistic \Fe`tish*is"tic\, a.
See {Fetich}, n., {Fetichism}, n., {Fetichistic}, a.
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) 1.7 (wn)
fetishism
n 1: a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of
a fetish) [syn: {fetichism}]
2: sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a
fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the
sexual organs) [syn: {fetichism}]
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