FETISHISM


Meaning of FETISHISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also fe·tich·ism -tish-ˌi-zəm

Date: 1801

1. : belief in magical fetishes

2. : extravagant irrational devotion

3. : the pathological displacement of erotic interest and satisfaction to a fetish

• fe·tish·ist -tish-ist noun

• fe·tish·is·tic ˌfe-ti-ˈshis-tik also ˌfē- adjective

• fe·tish·is·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.