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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- fetish ['fεtɪʃ]
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n
something, esp an inanimate object, that is believed in certain cultures to be the embodiment or habitation of a spirit or magical powers
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2.
n
a form of behaviour involving fetishism
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3.
n
any object that is involved in fetishism
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4.
n
any object, activity, etc, to which one is excessively or irrationally devoted
- to make a fetish of cleanliness
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n
[Etymology]
C17: from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço (n) sorcery, from adj: artificial, from Latin fact
i cius made by art,factitious
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1.
n
something, esp an inanimate object, that is believed in certain cultures to be the embodiment or habitation of a spirit or magical powers
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