FETISHISM

Fetishism

A fetish is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a man-made object that has power over others. Essentially, fetishism is the emic attribution of inherent value or powers to an object.

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fetishism

Noun

  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.


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