fetishism
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
Types & categories
- belief hypernym
Related & opposite
- fetishist derivation
Sense 2 noun
sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
Types & categories
- paraphilia hypernym
Related & opposite
- fetishist derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fetishist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | belief |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fetishist |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | paraphilia |