noun. undefined

A material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to control that being.

Any object to which one is excessively devoted.

noun. Dated form of fetish.

noun. excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

noun. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

"When fifteenth-century Portuguese explorers arrived in West Africa and discovered that local peoples believed that their religious carvings possessed similar spirit powers, the word fetich was applied to their holy artifacts as well."

fetish  

charm  devotion  good luck charm  

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