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Definition of fetishism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fetishism

noun
 
/ˈfetɪʃɪzəm/
 
/ˈfetɪʃɪzəm/
[uncountable]
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  1. (usually disapproving) the fact of spending too much time doing or thinking about a particular thing or thinking that it is much more important than it really is synonym obsession (1)
    • commodity fetishism and the consumer economy
  2. sexual practices that involve getting pleasure from a particular object
    • rubber fetishism
  3. the worship of an object because it is believed to have magic powers
    • the importance of animal fetishism in the history of Egypt
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