fe·tich·ism, Fe·tish·ism 277), n. [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.
The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two great divisions, the first belonging rather to fetichism, the second to polytheism proper. --Tylor.
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Fe·ti·cism n. See Fetichism.
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