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fetishism noun. Also fetichism. E19.
[from FETISH + -ISM.]
(A religion, lifestyle, psychological condition, etc., involving) devotion to or reverence for a fetish or fetishes.
fetishist noun & adjective (a) noun a person who has a fetish or who worships a fetish or fetishes; (b) adjective fetishistic M19.
feti'shistic adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, fetishism; of the nature of a fetish M19.