What's the difference between fetichistic and fetishistic?
Fetichistic
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Fetishistic
Example Sentences:
Fetishistic
Definition:
(a.) Pertaining to, or involving, fetichism.
(a.) See Fetich, n., Fetichism, n., Fetichistic, a.
Example Sentences:
(1) All subjects showed a period of fetishistic arousal to women's clothes during adolescence.
(2) Skinflints and mixtape collectors are taking on the world's vinyl fetishists with the arrival of the first-ever Cassette Store Day.
(3) In the analysis, she attained a gradual reorganization of adaptive functions which allowed identification with the father through her work, reconciliation with the rivalrous siblings, and enjoyment of her female sexuality in heterosexual intercourse with the use of a fetishistic requirement that the man be uncircumcised.
(4) It might sound like the stuff of cheesy softcore but the film is subtle, controlled and low on nudity – the trappings of decor are treated more fetishistically than women's bodies – and Weigert's performance anchors the action in psychological complexity.
(5) The author, after giving an outline of various theories of the genesis of sexual malpractices in general and so-called fetishistic practices in particular, tries to show, by reference to the behavior shown by several normally intelligent and socially fully integrated young persons, that juvenile fetishism cannot be considered a perversion in the proper sense of the word.
(6) They had less experience of homosexual contact to orgasm as compared transsexuals who had not experiennced fetishistic arousal , but this difference was not statistically significant.
(7) For some patients, defense against the dangers of castration and loss of maternal love was accomplished by the mirror mechanisms of magically transforming images in the mirror, the ease of creating illusion in the mirror, and a fetishistic mechanism of visually reintrojecting a phallic symbol from the mirror.
(8) The infant in this sadomasochistic interaction is dehumanized and is used as a fetishistic object to control the relationship.
(9) Against that is the fetishistic allure of these ugly beasts.
(10) With increasing age, fetishistic arousal diminished or disappeared and the frequency of cross-dressing increased.
(11) As predicted, there were no differences among the asexual, bisexual, and heterosexual transsexuals, and all three groups included a much higher proportion of fetishistic cases than the homosexual group (p less than or equal to .0001, two-tailed).
(12) Restricting the definition of transsexualism so as to exclude those who have shown fetishistic features is considered premature.
(13) In the era of Fifty Shades of Grey , Allen Jones's fetishistic sculptures of mannequin women doubling as chairs and tables , derived from BDSM imagery, are the sort of thing one could find in an Ann Summers window.
(14) For a UK audience this fetishistic reverence accorded to the news process is as exotic and culturally alien as a foot-long hotdog at a Yankees game.
(15) What's going on here is what Slavoj Žižek calls fetishistic disavowal, which he defined thus: "I know it, but I refuse to fully assume the consequences of this knowledge, so that I can continue acting as if I don't know it."
(16) I don’t understand why, for example, fetishists, kleptomaniacs or transsexuals should be banned from driving a car… I think this is a violation of the rights of Russian citizens.” The move was also criticised by international rights activists, who said it could create a climate of fear.
(17) From aromantic asexuality to anarchic polyamory, from fart fetishists to frotteurs, our sexual identities are as vivid and various as our selves, and this wild profusion is a thing to be celebrated.
(18) The history of a childhood foot fetishist is discussed from a developmental, psychodynamic, and therapeutic point of view.
(19) Many couples find a way to accommodate fetishistic desires through seeking balance in their lovemaking style.
(20) Sexual history was entirely heterosexual, with a low rate of fetishistic masturbation.