# fetishism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #58,692

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

## Etymology
From fetish + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fetishism