Fetishism
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Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject
superstition; blind adoration. -
Veneration and use of natural or prepared material objects (fetishes) imbued with special potency (mana) for purposes of averting evil effects or acquiring values. Essentially, fetishism is the attribution of inherent value or powers to an object.
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Fetishism is use of an inanimate object (the fetish) as the preferred way to produce sexual arousal. Fetishistic disorder occurs when recurrent, intense sexual arousal from using an inanimate object or focusing on a nongenital body part (such as a foot) causes significant distress, substantially interferes with daily functioning, or harms or may harm another person.
(See also Overview of Paraphilias and Paraphilic Disorders.)
Fetishism is a form of paraphilia.
People with fetishes may become sexually stimulated and gratified in various ways, such as the following:Wearing another person
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A form of sexual behavior in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, activity, part of the body, etc.
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behaviour in which someone shows a sexual interest in an object, or in a part of the body other than the sexual organs:
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