FETICHISM, FETICISM
\fˈɛtɪt͡ʃˌɪzəm], \fˈɛtɪtʃˌɪzəm], \f_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_tʃ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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The practice of worshipping any material object, living or dead, which the fancy may happen to select, as a tree, a stone, a post, an animal, etc., practiced by some African tribes; excessive devotion to one object or idea; abject superstition.
By Daniel Lyons
