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/ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/ · noun
Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman..
The idols and fetishes were being dressed up and whitewashed, receiving sacrifices.
This was the trunk of a large wooden doll […] now entirely defaced by a long career of vicarious suffering. […] The last nail had been driven in with a fiercer stroke than usual, for the Fetish on that occasion represented aunt Glegg
I know a guy who has a foot fetish.
a fetish for leather
The first time, I was confused. His needs were obscure to me, and what I could perceive of them seemed to me ridiculous, laughable, like a fetish for lace-up shoes.
He has been talking about the same topic for hours on end, I suspect he may have a fetish
However, I am not prone to sensitiveness, and the following of a sense of duty, wherever it may lead, has always been a kind of fetich with me throughout my life; which may account for the honors bestowed upon me by three republics and the decorations and friendships of an old and powerful emperor and several lesser kings, in whose service my sword has been red many a time.
We have a feeling that it must be "honest" work, because it is hard and disagreeable, and we have made a sort of fetish of manual work.
Use fetish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fetish means Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman..
Common synonyms include kink, objectophilia, hoodoo, juju.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The idols and fetishes were being dressed up and whitewashed, receiving sacrifices.
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