Definitions for: Fetich


[n] excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"
[n] a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

2. Any object to which one is excessively devoted.

Synonyms: fetish, fetish, hoodoo, juju, voodoo

See Also: charm, devotion, good luck charm

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