fetishism
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfet.ɪ.ʃɪ.zəm/ us/ˈfet̬.ɪ.ʃɪ.zəm/
(INTEREST)
psychology specialized （从某物或身体某部位获得性快感的）恋物
behaviour in which someone shows a sexual interest in an object, or in a part of the body other than the sexual organs
Foot fetishism has little to do with procreation. 恋足癖与生育没有什么关系。
She found out her husband had called a phone sex-line specializing in fetishism. 她发现她丈夫曾打电话给一个专门为恋物癖提供服务的电话性爱热线。
恋物行为，恋物癖
behaviour in which someone has so much interest in an object or activity that they spend an unreasonable amount of time thinking about it or doing it
There is a fetishism for sport in our society. 在我们的社会中存在着对体育运动的崇拜。
He believes that shoe fetishism is almost ubiquitous among women. 他认为，恋鞋癖在女性中几乎无处不在。
(WORSHIP)
拜物教
in some societies, the act of worshipping an object because it is believed to have a spirit or special magical powers
Their fetishism was less a worship of various things than a use of the objects as charms and protections. 他们的拜物教与其说是崇物，不如说是把物件当做护身符。
The temple illustrates the animal fetishism that lies at the dark roots of Egyptian religion. 这座寺庙诠释了埃及宗教深层的动物崇拜。
See: fetish