Fetich

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fetich \Fe"tich\, Fetish \Fe"tish\, n.[F. f['e]tiche, from Pg.
     feiti?o, adj., n., sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by
     art, artifical, factitious. See {Factitious}.]
     1. A material object supposed among certain African tribes to
        represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a
        supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the


        possessor power to control that being.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any object to which one is excessively devoted. fetichism

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fetich
       n 1: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
            [syn: {juju}, {voodoo}, {hoodoo}, {fetish}]
       2: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a
          fetish of cleanliness" [syn: {fetish}]