1 something, esp. an inanimate object, that is believed in certain cultures to be the embodiment or habitation of a spirit or magical powers
3 any object, activity, etc., to which one is excessively or irrationally devoted
to make a fetish of cleanliness
(C17: from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço (n) sorcery, from adj: artificial, from Latin facticius made by art, factitious)
♦
fetish-like, fetich-like adj