fetishism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fetishism	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for fetishism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fetishism n a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) Synonym(s): fetishism, fetichism sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) Synonym(s): fetishism, fetichism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
fetichism \fe"tichism\, Fetishism* \Fe"tish*ism\ (? [or] ?); 277), n.[Cf. F. f[82]tichisme.] [Written also {feticism}.] 1. The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches. 2. Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration. The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two great divisions, the first belonging rather to fetichism, the second to polytheism proper. --Tylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fetish \Fe"tish\, n., Fetishism \Fe"tishism\ ([?] [or] [?]; 277), n., Fetishistic \Fe`tishis"tic\, a. See {Fetich}, n., {Fetichism}, n., {Fetichistic}, a.