fetich

2 definitions found

fetich - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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

fetich - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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