fetishization
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8.9
- noun
- /ˌfɛtɪʃɪˈzeɪʃən/
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fetichización
- Moreover, their imperialistically nostalgic fetishization of Native American spirituality hinders any recognition of their own historical and social complicity in the oppression of indigenous peoples.
What did they stand to gain from that fetishization?
- What did they stand to gain from that fetishization?
Examples
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The females who live in Mies's glass houses serve as handmaids to patriarchal ideals of transcendence that are compatible with the bourgeois fetishization of women.
Fiction book (1992) -
Meanwhile, their fetishization of Native American spirituality not only masks the social oppression of real Indian peoples but also perpetuates it.
Academic text (2000) -
Do you, I wonder if you, if you experience any sort of fetishization of, of Korean culture, in particular South Korean film and cinema.
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It's such a horrendous fetishization of work, I want to puke and build a factory out of it.
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Video games that show a future embroiled in countless conflicts and wars dignify the American fetishization of conflict and the military.
Blog text (26) -
Why is there this near-fetishization of the federal income tax all of a sudden (i.e., within the last three years)?
Blog text (17) -
At a crucial moment in Praise, Agee proscribes the sensational and sentimental readings encouraged by the FSA's fetishization of the white Southern underclass.
Academic text (2017) -
The fetishization of youth often leads to unrealistic expectations about beauty and talent.
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Critics argue that the fetishization of technology can distract from its actual impact on society.
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The fetishization of vintage clothing sometimes ignores the cultural significance of the garments.
Synonyms
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5.1
A very strong admiration for a famous person that ignores their faults
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7.6
Very strong admiration for someone or something, often too much
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6.8
Making something seem better than it really is
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8.6
Strong, blind support for a person, group, or product that ignores faults
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7.2
Making something seem more attractive or exciting than it really is
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9.8
Belief that objects have special powers and deserve worship
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6.8
Strong admiration that makes someone seem perfect
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8.1
Making something look nicer or more special than it really is
A belief that people worship an object because they think it has magic power
Excessive worship of symbols like pictures or icons
A strong respect for objects or signs that stand for ideas
Excessive worship of a certain place, like a mountain or city
Giving too much value to how something is said instead of what it means
Antonyms
How Idolized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fetishization comes from fetish, which comes from the Portuguese feitiço, meaning 'charm' or 'made object'. So, to fetishize something is to give it too much, almost magical value instead of seeing it clearly.