fetish (fĕt`ĭsh), inanimate object believed to possess some magical power. The fetish may be a natural thing, such as a stone, a feather, a shell, or the claw of an animal, or it may be artificial, such as carvings in wood. The power of the fetish is thought to derive its efficacy from one of two sources. In some cases the object is said to have a will of its own; in others the source of power comes from the belief that a god dwells within the object and has transformed it into an instrument of his desires. Closely related to the idea of the power of a fetish is the notion of taboo taboo or tabu , prohibition of an act or the use of an object or word under pain of punishment. Originally a Polynesian word, taboo can apply to the sacred or consecrated or to the dangerous, unclean, and forbidden.
..... Click the link for more information. . Here the power within the fetish is thought to be so strong that it is extremely dangerous and may be handled only by special individuals, if at all. Any object of irrational or superstitious devotion may be called a fetish.

fetish

Object believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner, and by extension, an object regarded with superstitious or extravagant trust or reverence. In the 18th century it was applied to West African amulets; it has also been used for various items in American Indian religion. In psychology, a fetish is an object that substitutes for a person as the focus of sexual desire. See also fetishism.

fetish, fetich

Anthropology something, esp an inanimate object, that is believed in certain cultures to be the embodiment or habitation of a spirit or magical powers

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Like its DSM-IV-TR counterpart, however, the ICD-10 definition specifies that fetish objects are necessarily inanimate, which excludes preferential attraction to specific parts of the body, an erotic interest called partialism (APA, 2000).

Erotic target location errors: an underappreciated paraphilic ... by Lawrence, Anne A. / The Journal of Sex Research

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Partially Balanced Incomplete Block
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Partially Coded Field of View
Partially Combusted Crude Oil
Partially Connected Neural Network
Partially Conserved Axial Vector Current
Partially Demineralized Bone Matrix
Partially Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator
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