fe|tish

fe|tish
fe|tish «FEE tihsh, FEHT ihsh», noun.
1. any material object supposed to have magic power: »

The tribe worshiped a fetish that was a hideous snake carved out of stone.

SYNONYM(S): talisman, amulet.
2. Figurative. anything regarded with unreasoning reverence or blind devotion: »

Some people make a fetish of stylish clothes.

3. an object or a part of the body that arouses abnormal erotic feeling. Also, fetich.
[< French fétiche < Portuguese feitiço charm; (originally) artificial < Latin factīcius, or factītius. See etym. of doublet factitious. (Cf.factitious)]

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