Fetish
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| - | # something [[nonsexual]], such as an [[object]] or a [[part of the body]] which arouses [[sexual desire]] or is necessary for one to reach full sexual satisfaction | + | A '''fetish''' denotes something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause [[spiritual]] or [[magical]] powers; an [[amulet]] or a [[talisman]]. Since the 19th century, it also refers something [[nonsexual]], such as an [[object]] or a [[part of the body]] which arouses [[sexual desire]] or is necessary for one to reach full sexual satisfaction. In common parlance, it refers to an irrational, or abnormal, fixation or preoccupation. |
| - | # something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause [[spiritual]] or [[magical]] powers; an [[amulet]] or a [[talisman]] | + | |
| - | # an irrational, or abnormal, fixation or preoccupation | + | |
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| - | : '''1933''': ''We have a feeling that it must be "honest" work, because it is hard and disagreeable, and we have made a sort of '''fetish''' of manual work.'' -- [[George Orwell]], ''[[Down and Out in Paris and London]]'', Ch. XXII, pg | + | |
| - | '''Fetish''' has several uses, including: | + | It can also refer to |
| *[[Fetishism]], a man-made object that has power over others. | *[[Fetishism]], a man-made object that has power over others. | ||
| + | *[[Fetish model]] | ||
| *[[Sexual fetishism]] | *[[Sexual fetishism]] | ||
| *[[Commodity fetishism]], a [[Marxist]] concept of valuation in [[capitalist]] markets. | *[[Commodity fetishism]], a [[Marxist]] concept of valuation in [[capitalist]] markets. | ||
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A fetish denotes something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. Since the 19th century, it also refers something nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body which arouses sexual desire or is necessary for one to reach full sexual satisfaction. In common parlance, it refers to an irrational, or abnormal, fixation or preoccupation.
It can also refer to
- Fetishism, a man-made object that has power over others.
- Fetish model
- Sexual fetishism
- Commodity fetishism, a Marxist concept of valuation in capitalist markets.
Etymology
From French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius (“artificial”)
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