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FETICH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fetich mean?
• FETICH (noun)
The noun FETICH has 2 senses:
1. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
2. excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
Familiarity information: FETICH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fetich; fetish; hoodoo; juju; voodoo
Hypernyms ("fetich" is a kind of...):
charm; good luck charm (something believed to bring good luck)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fetich; fetish
Context example:
made a fetish of cleanliness
Hypernyms ("fetich" is a kind of...):
devotion (commitment to some purpose)
Context examples
A sacred thing was this book her lodger had made, a fetich of friendship.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
A job was to them a golden fetich before which they fell down and worshipped.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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