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Fetich
(gcide) | Fetich \Fe"tich\, Fetish \Fe"tish\, n.[F. f['e]tiche, from Pg.
feiti?o, adj., n., sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by
art, artifical, factitious. See Factitious.]
1. A material object supposed among certain African tribes to
represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a
supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the
possessor power to control that being.
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2. Any object to which one is excessively devoted. fetichism |
fetich
(wn) | fetich
n 1: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
[syn: juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich]
2: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a
fetish of cleanliness" [syn: fetish, fetich] |
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fetichism
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Fetich snake
(gcide) | Snake \Snake\, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.
sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]
(Zool.)
Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,
whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.
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Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the
larger number are harmless to man.
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Blind snake, Garter snake, Green snake, King snake,
Milk snake, Rock snake, Water snake, etc. See under
Blind, Garter, etc.
Fetich snake (Zool.), a large African snake ({Python
Sebae}) used by the natives as a fetich.
Ringed snake (Zool.), a common European columbrine snake
(Tropidonotus natrix).
Snake eater. (Zool.)
(a) The markhoor.
(b) The secretary bird.
Snake fence, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]
Snake fly (Zool.), any one of several species of
neuropterous insects of the genus Rhaphidia; -- so
called because of their large head and elongated neck and
prothorax.
Snake gourd (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant ({Trichosanthes
anguina}) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than
that of the serpent cucumber.
Snake killer. (Zool.)
(a) The secretary bird.
(b) The chaparral cock.
Snake moss (Bot.), the common club moss ({Lycopodium
clavatum}). See Lycopodium.
Snake nut (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree
(Ophiocaryon paradoxum) of Guiana, the embryo of which
resembles a snake coiled up.
Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,
especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied
genera.
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fetichism
(gcide) | fetichism \fe"tich*ism\, Fetishism \Fe"tish*ism\ (? or ?); 277),
n.[Cf. F. f['e]tichisme.] [Written also feticism.]
1. The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.
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2. Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject
superstition; blind adoration.
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The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two
great divisions, the first belonging rather to
fetichism, the second to polytheism proper. --Tylor.
Fetichist |
Fetichist
(gcide) | Fetichist \Fe"tich*ist\, Fetishist \Fe"tish*ist\, n.
A believer in fetiches.
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He was by nature a fetichist. --H. Holbeach.
Fetichistic |
Fetichistic
(gcide) | Fetichistic \Fe`tich*is"tic\, Fetishistic \Fe`tish*is"tic\, a.
Pertaining to, or involving, fetichism.
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A man of the fifteenth century, inheriting its strange
web of belief and unbelief, of epicurean levity and
fetichistic dread. --G. Eliot.
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fetich
(wn) | fetich
n 1: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
[syn: juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich]
2: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a
fetish of cleanliness" [syn: fetish, fetich] |
fetichism
(wn) | fetichism
n 1: a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship
of a fetish) [syn: fetishism, fetichism]
2: sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a
fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual
organs) [syn: fetishism, fetichism] |
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