Definition of Fetishism

1. Noun. A belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish).

Exact synonyms: Fetichism
Generic synonyms: Belief
Derivative terms: Fetishist

2. Noun. Sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs).
Exact synonyms: Fetichism
Generic synonyms: Paraphilia
Derivative terms: Fetishist

Definition of Fetishism

1. Noun. the belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people. ¹

2. Noun. a form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fetishism

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fetishism

1. 1. The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches. 2. A condition in which inanimate objects are utilised as a preferred or exclusive method of stimulating erotic arousal. Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration. (27 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fetishism

fetidness
fetidnesses
fetids
fetii
feting
fetiparous
fetisely
fetishes
fetishisation
fetishisations
fetishise
fetishised
fetishises
fetishising
fetishisms
fetishistic
fetishistically
fetishists
fetishizable
fetishization
fetishizations
fetishize
fetishized
fetishizer
fetishizers
fetishizes
fetishizing

Literary usage of Fetishism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"C. de Brosses first employed fetishism as a general descriptive term, ... This comparison led Pietschmann to emphasize the elements of fetishism in the ..."

2. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the by Friedrich Max Müller (1879)
"If everywhere else there are antecedents of a fetish, if everywhere else fetishism is accompanied by more or less developed religious idea, why should we ..."

3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"These three theories may conveniently be termed fetishism, animism (with its ... The theory of fetishism (qv), dating from the period of Voltaire and Hume ..."

4. The Origin and Development of Religious Belief by Sabine Baring-Gould (1892)
"fetishism—The philosophy of fetishism—Obligations owed by humanity to fetishism—Defect in fetishism ; 2. Symbolism—All expressions of ideas are ..."

5. Pioneering on the Congo by William Holman Bentley (1900)
"fetishism takes its place in the list of systems of religion, but it must be ... There is no worship, no idolatry in fetishism, only a dark agnosticism, ..."

6. Religions of the Past and Present: A Series of Lectures Delivered by Members by James Alan Montgomery (1918)
"fetishism The belief that all things in Nature are animate and that they possess volition, immortality and other mysterious attributes has developed in the ..."

7. Report of the Annual Meeting (1879)
"On the Origin of fetishism. By ANDREW LAKG. ... which regard fetishism as a corruption of a higher religion, the author seeks to prove that it is a ..."

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