noun
- worship of or belief in magical fetishes
- excessive or irrational commitment to or obsession with something
Usage: anthropology; religion
Examples
- The anthropologist studied fetishism in traditional African cultures.
- Ancient tribes practiced fetishism by worshipping sacred objects.
- His fetishism for vintage cars consumed all his free time.
- The collector’s fetishism for rare books led to financial problems.
- Scholars debate the role of fetishism in early religious practices.
- Her fetishism for designer shoes filled three closets.