fetish – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
fetish
n.
object of blind adoration; idolized object
Fetish
Fetish may refer to:
Anthropological uses
- Fetishism, the attribution of religious or mystical qualities to inanimate objects, known as fetishes
- Zuni fetishes, small carvings from various stones, made by the Zuni Indians
- Imiut fetish, in ancient Egypt a stuffed, headless animal skin tied by the tail to a pole
- Fetish priest, in countries of West Africa, a person who serves as a mediator between the spirit and the living
Venturi Fétish
fetish
Noun
1. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
(synonym) juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetich
(hypernym) charm, good luck charm
2. excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"
(synonym) fetich
(hypernym) devotion
fetish
Rzecz.
obsesja; fetysz
fetish
Synonyms and related words:
Baal, Juggernaut, amulet, bias, charm, compulsion, devil-god, fixation, fylfot, gammadion, golden calf, good-luck charm, graven image, hoodoo, idee fixe, idol, joss, juju, leaning, love charm, luck, lucky bean, lucky piece, madstone, mania, mascot, mumbo jumbo, obeah, obsession, partiality, penchant, periapt, philter, phylactery, predilection, prejudice, preoccupation, prepossession, proclivity, propensity, scarab, scarabaeus, scarabee, sudarium, swastika, talisman, thing, totem, veronica, voodoo, whammy
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
