n.
Variant: also fe · tich · ism
Pronunciation: -tish- ˌ i-z ə m
Function: noun
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 \ ˌ fe-ti- ' shis-tik also ˌ f ē - \ adjective
– fe · tish · is · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb