| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| An object believed to carry a magical or spiritual force. Some so-called primitive tribes practice cult worship of fetishes. (See animism and totemism.) | 1 |
| ‡ Figuratively, a “fetish” is any object that arouses excessive devotion: “Lucille made a fetish of her Porsche.” | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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