Fetishism

Definitions

1. The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
   countable, uncountable
2. A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
   countable, uncountable
3. An irrational, obsessive belief in the power of some object or action.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“That's cross-dressing to you and me and, according to Blanchard and the APA, there are two types – fetishism and autogynephilia.”

CEFR level