Definition of "fetich" [fe•tich]

• Dated form of fetish. (noun)

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• "When fifteenth-century Portuguese explorers arrived in West Africa and discovered that local peoples believed that their religious carvings possessed similar spirit powers, the word fetich was applied to their holy artifacts as well."
• "The English word fetish can be traced back to the medieval Portuguese word fetich, which refers to religious relics believed to possess magical properties."
• "The fetich is a symbol of the desired person, thus the handkerchief and glove of the woman or the hat of the man."