fetishism

== English == === Alternative forms === fetichism (archaic) === Etymology === From fetish +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fetishism (countable and uncountable, plural fetishisms) The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people. A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body. An irrational, obsessive belief in the power of some object or action. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Wikipedia article on fetishism Wikipedia article on the paraphilia