- any object, part of the body, or activity that is ordinarily regarded as nonsexual and causes a habitual erotic response or fixation.
- a habitual erotic response to or fixation on an object, part of the body, or activity ordinarily regarded as nonsexual.
- unconventional sexual practices involving an object, part of the body, or activity ordinarily regarded as nonsexual, considered collectively.
- an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
- any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion: We shouldn't make a fetish of high grades, as there are other ways of measuring success.It's no secret that the previous administration had a fetish for secrecy.
- something, esp an inanimate object, that is believed in certain cultures to be the embodiment or habitation of a spirit or magical powers
- a form of behaviour involving fetishism
- any object that is involved in fetishism
- any object, activity, etc, to which one is excessively or irrationally devoted
