fetich Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
    juju; voodoo; hoodoo; fetish.
  2. noun excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
    fetish.
    • made a fetish of cleanliness

WordNet

Fe"tich, Fe"tish noun (Also<
  • Fetich
  • Fetish
)
Etymology
F. fétiche, from Pg. feitio, adj., n., sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by art, artifical, factitious. See Factitious.
Definitions
  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.
  2. Any object to which one is excessively devoted.

Webster 1913