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Fetishism
Human attribution of special powers or value to an object / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Sexual fetishism.
For other uses, see Fetishism (disambiguation).
A fetish (derived from the French fétiche, which comes from the Portuguese feitiço, and this in turn from Latin facticius, 'artificial' and facere, 'to make') is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a human-made object that has power over others. Essentially, fetishism is the attribution of inherent non-material value, or powers, to an object. Talismans and amulets are related. Fetishes are often used in spiritual or religious context.
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