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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fe·tish·ism /-tɪʃˌɪzəm/
 拜物主義

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 fe·tish·ism /-ɪʃˌɪzəm/ 名詞
 拜物教,物戀,戀物癖

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fe·tish n., Fe·tish·ism n., Fe·tish·is·tic a. See Fetich, n., Fetichism, n., Fetichistic, a.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 fetishism
      n 1: a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of
           a fetish) [syn: fetichism]
      2: sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a
         fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the
         sexual organs) [syn: fetichism]