Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration.
the arousal of sexual feelings by non-sexual objects, e.g., leather, urine etc.
Syndrome involving the use of inanimate objects (the fetish) for sexual arousal. This is typically a male disorder. Commonly used fetishes are objects associated with females, for example, women's undergarments, stockings, shoes, or other articles of clothing
A sexual variation in which a person is sexually aroused by and attaches great erotic significance to an inanimate object. [Go to source
(Portuguese: teitico: artificial) Fetishism, in the true sense of the word, is the fixation for an object or for one part of the body. Often called an enchanted object, a magic spell or magic. Fetishists like to give a soul to inanimate objects. The most common are shoes, lingerie, used prophylactics... ;the object is smelled, touched, fondled, tasted... The fetishist preferring parts of the body, will focus on legs, feet, rear-ends, breasts, navels, hair (as portrayed by "Sacdos" in the recent movie "Charlie's Angels". Worldwide and here in Quebec, we use the term "fetish nights", when guests are clad in leather or latex or simply dressed in black. Those practicing real fetishism and real sadomasochism tend to dress in a similar fashion. During these mixes, many guests are seen wearing submission collars, leather and metal combinations, chains, skulls, religious effigies, gothic style or others. In Quebec, the fetishist culture does not like to mix fetishism or sadomasochism with sexuality. Die-hard sadomasochists usually opt to practice their sexuality in private.
Obtaining sexual excitement primarily or exclusively from an inanimate object or a particular part of the body.
Sexual attraction to an inappropriate object (known as a "fetish"). It may be part of the body, clothing or objects, eg. women's underpants, bras, stockings, shoes, boots or other objects such a leather handbags, rubber sheets.
The belief in magical powers of certain objects by primitive cultures.
sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
A paraphilia in which any nonsexual object, such as a foot or glove, abnormally excites erotic feelings.
Fetishism is a sexual excitation that occurs just by a view or a touch of some part of a person's body or object (clothes, shoes, etc.) of a person of the opposite gender. This phenomena, sometimes, substitutes the sexual intercourse.
Reliance on an inanimate object for sexual arousal.
The use of an inanimate object to for sexual arousal. A sexual preoccupation with a specific object or characteristic -- for instance, feet or long hair.
worship of or reverence for inanimate objects such as lumps of wood or stones which were believed to contain supernatural powers.
Sexual arousal occurring in response to any nonsexual object or practice or to a nongenital body part. Fetishes vary widely and might include items of clothing (such as shoes, boots, or undergarments), materials (such as leather, rubber, or silk), or body parts (such as hair, feet, or legs).
