fetish

Meaning

1. Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
2. A figure representing the spirit of a deity, human, or animal; an idol or voodoo doll.
3. Sexual attraction to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body.
4. An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession.

Synonyms

charm

idol

amulet

fetich

talisman

juju

god

fetisher

hoodoo

image

statue

voodoo

fetisheer

mascot

mask

😷

preoccupation

reflection

reflexion

dirt

stench

stink

symbol

figurehead

thing

totem

filth

ju-ju

magic

🪄

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Latin faciō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Latin factus
Latin -īcius
Latin factīcius
Portuguese feitiçobor.
French fétichebor.
English fetish
Borrowed from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius (“artificial”). Doublet of factitious.