fetish

Definitions

An inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or as being inhabited by a spirit.

A form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, or part of the body.

An excessive and irrational commitment to or obsession with something.

Examples

He developed a strange fetish for collecting vintage fountain pens.

The anthropologist studied how the tribe treated the wooden carving as a sacred fetish.

Synonyms

obsession fixation craving compulsion preoccupation mania idolatry

Antonyms

aversion indifference dislike repulsion detachment disinterest apathy