Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fetich \Fe"tich\, Fetish \Fe"tish\, n.[F. f['e]tiche, from Pg.
   feiti?o, adj., n., sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by
   art, artifical, factitious. See {Factitious}.]
   1. A material object supposed among certain African tribes to
      represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a
      supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the
      possessor power to control that being.

   2. Any object to which one is excessively devoted.

Source : WordNet®

fetich
     n 1: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
          [syn: {juju}, {voodoo}, {hoodoo}, {fetish}]
     2: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a
        fetish of cleanliness" [syn: {fetish}]