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fetishism

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1. fetishism - Noun

2. fetishism - Adjective

Meaning

The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.

Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration.

Alt. of Fetishistic

Source: Webster's dictionary

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To demonize state authoritarianism while ignoring identical albeit contract-consecrated subservient arrangements in the large-scale corporations which control the world economy is fetishism at its worst. Bob Black

It is silly to call fat people "gravitationally challenged”, a self-righteous fetishism of language which is no more than a symptom of political frustration. Terry Eagleton

Theology as critical reflection thus fulfills a liberating function for man and the Christian community, preserving them from fetishism and idolatry, as well as from a pernicious and belittling narcissism. Gustavo Gutiérrez

Sterile legalisms, the fetishism of law - otherwise known as the doctrine of positivism - have emerged as a serious impediment to a world order based on the rule of law, which must also be the rule of justice. Alfred de Zayas

Bread has always been one of the oldest subjects of fetishism and obsession in my work, the first and the one to which I have remained the most faithful. I painted the same subject 19 years ago 'Basket of Bread, 1929. Salvador Dalí

A concept that could be useful here in our understanding of new female subjectivity is Marx’s theory of commodity fetishism. Source: Internet

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