fetishism; idolizing material objects
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
a form of primitive religion; fetishism
formalAn anthropological and religious studies term. It involves worshipping inanimate objects believed to possess spiritual power.
Zài在
yī一
xiē些
yuán原
shǐ始
bù部
luò落
zhōng中
，
bài拜
wù物
jiào教
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
pǔ普
biàn遍
de的
xìn信
yǎng仰
xíng形
shì式
。
Fetishism is a common form of belief among some primitive tribes.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
yán研
jiū究
le了
gǔ古
dài代
shè社
huì会
de的
tú图
téng腾
chóng崇
bài拜
yǔ与
bài拜
wù物
jiào教
。
This book studies totem worship and fetishism in ancient societies.
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Tā他
men们
jiāng将
yī一
kuài块
qí奇
tè特
de的
shí石
tou头
zuò作
wéi为
bài拜
wù物
jiào教
de的
duì对
xiàng象
。
They worshipped a peculiar stone as the object of their fetishism.
noun
blind worship; excessive devotion to material things
formalA metaphorical and often critical term used in social and economic contexts, such as commodity fetishism.
Mǎ马
kè克
sī思
pī批
pàn判
zī资
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
xià下
de的
shāng商
pǐn品
bài拜
wù物
jiào教
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Marx criticized the phenomenon of commodity fetishism under capitalism.
Xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
de的
pǐn品
pái牌
bài拜
wù物
jiào教
ràng让
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
máng盲
mù目
zhuī追
qiú求
logo
l
o
g
o
。
Brand fetishism in modern society makes consumers blindly pursue logos.
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Tā他
duì对
kē科
jì技
chǎn产
pǐn品
de的
chī痴
mí迷
jìn近
hū乎
yī一
zhǒng种
jì技
shù术
bài拜
wù物
jiào教
。
His obsession with tech products borders on a kind of technology fetishism.