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fetish
Meanings
An object believed to have supernatural powers, or an object that is worshipped as a god.
"The tribal leader carried a small wooden fetish to protect the village from evil spirits."
A strong sexual fixation on a non-living object or a specific non-genital part of the body.
"He developed a fetish for high-heeled shoes during his teenage years."
An excessive or irrational commitment to or obsession with a particular thing or idea.
"The company has a fetish for efficiency that often ignores the well-being of its employees."
To make an object of fetishism or to treat something with excessive, irrational importance.
"Modern society tends to fetishize productivity over mental health."