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fetishism

or ´Ú±ð³Ù·¾±³¦³ó·¾±²õ³¾

[ fet-i-shiz-uhm, fee-ti- ]

noun

  1. belief in or use of fetishes.
  2. Psychiatry. the compulsive use of some object, or part of the body, as a stimulus in the course of attaining sexual gratification, as a shoe, a lock of hair, or underclothes.
  3. blind devotion:

    a fetishism of sacrifice to one's children.



fetishism

/ ˈfÉ›tɪˌʃɪzÉ™m; ˈfiË- /

noun

  1. a condition in which the handling of an inanimate object or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs is a source of sexual satisfaction
  2. belief in or recourse to a fetish for magical purposes
  3. excessive attention or attachment to something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú±ð³Ù¾±²õ³ó¾±²õ³Ù, noun
  • ËŒ´Ú±ð³Ù¾±²õ³óˈ¾±²õ³Ù¾±³¦, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú±ð³Ùi²õ³ó·¾±²õ³Ù noun
  • ´Ú±ð³Ùi²õ³ó·¾±²õt¾±³¦ adjective
  • ´Ú±ð³Ùi²õ³ó·¾±²õt¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fetishism1

First recorded in 1795–1805; fetish + -ism
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Example Sentences

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The convention does host events such as "writing furry erotica" but Mr Smith insists that furries are "badly represented" in the media and that fetishism is "not part of the furry identity".

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For all its brutality, the series retains the original’s romance without sliding into its predecessor’s cultural fetishism.

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I have called this approach “methodological fetishism,†when scientists fixate on a preferred methodology and dismiss studies that don't follow it.

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But as Jeremy O. Harris’ stage hit “Slave Play†has reminded us in recent years, heated arguments about fetishism, assimilation and otherness aren’t at all abstract when it comes to dating interracially.

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The single was actually released in May but after a couple months, Mr. Aldean released a video that quickly became a national lightning rod over charges of racism and gun fetishism.

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