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Definition of: fetish
(fē′tish, fet′ish) noun
1. A natural object believed to be the dwelling of a spirit, or to represent a spirit that may be induced or compelled magically to help and safeguard the possessor, and to protect him from harm or disease: an object of worship among savages.
2. Any object of devotion or blind affection. Also fe′tich. [<F fétiche <Pg. feitiço a charm, orig. an adjective <L factitius artificial]
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