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Fetishism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) wordnet
  3. 3
    A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body. countable, uncountable

    "That's cross-dressing to you and me and, according to Blanchard and the APA, there are two types – fetishism and autogynephilia."

  4. 4
    a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) wordnet
  5. 5
    An irrational, obsessive belief in the power of some object or action. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From fetish + -ism.

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