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Fetishism

{

fe′tich-ism

,

Fe′tish-ism

(? or ?)

; 277),

Noun.

}

[Cf. F.

fétichisme

.]

[Written also

feticism

.]

1.

The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.

2.

Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration.