fetishnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfet.ɪʃ/us/ˈfet̬.ɪʃ/fetish noun [ C ] (INTEREST)
psychology a sexual interest in an object or a part of the body other than the sexual organs:
a rubber/foot fetish
He has a fetish for/about high heels.
psychology an activity or object that you are so interested in that you spend an unreasonable amount of time thinking about it or doing it:
She makes a fetish of organization - it's quite obsessive.
He has a fetish for/about cleanliness.
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Continually thinking about
- absorb
- absorbed
- axe
- be devoured by sth idiom
- be hung up on sth idiom
- be wrapped up in sth/sb idiom
- devour
- fixation
- get into sb
- have an axe to grind idiom
- have sth on the brain idiom
- hobbyhorse
- mania
- nag
- obsessive
- one-track mind
- preoccupation
- preoccupied
- preoccupy
- prey
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fetish noun [ C ] (RELIGIOUS OBJECT)
specialized religion an object that is worshipped in some societies because it is believed to have a spirit or special magical powers
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Religious objects
- ankh
- brass
- chalice
- clerical collar
- crosier
- cross
- crucifix
- crucifixion
- crèche
- dog collar
- graven image
- hymnal
- kirpan
- Madonna
- relic
- rosary
- stigmata
- totem
- wafer
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fetishism
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfet.ɪ.ʃɪ.zəm/us/ˈfet̬.ɪ.ʃɪ.zəm/
fetishistic
adjective uk/ˌfet.ɪˈʃɪs.tɪk/us/ˌfet̬.ɪˈʃɪs.tɪk/
fetishistic religions