(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.
Talisman
Definition:
(n.) A magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; the seal, figure, character, or image, of a heavenly sign, constellation, or planet, engraved on a sympathetic stone, or on a metal corresponding to the star, in order to receive its influence.
(n.) Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a talisman to avert diseases.
Example Sentences:
(1) Consecutive man-of-the-match performances against Greece and Ivory Coast helped Colombia brush aside the lassitude that swamped the country’s World Cup preparations after injury to their talismanic striker Falcao .
(2) But fashion matters at M&S, because womenswear occupies a talismanic position in the business.
(3) Susuks or charm needles are a form of talisman inserted and worn subcutaneously, in the face and other parts of the body, in the belief that they will enhance or preserve the wearer's beauty, youth, charisma, strength or health, or bring success in business.
(4) The starting line-up included a goalkeeper and a centre-half from Millwall, who have just finished fifth from bottom of the Championship, and the talisman, Robbie Keane, earns his living these days in Major League Soccer.
(5) Uruguay have followed Luis Suárez in departing the World Cup , though unlike their talismanic striker they need not be consumed by shame at this exit.
(6) Keeping music close to you is one of the easiest ways to ward off elderliness, a talisman that banishes irrelevance.
(7) It was always going to be a night of milestones, but almost predictably it was Cahill who drew upon his talismanic qualities to be the hero of the night and equal Australia's goal-scoring record.
(8) Link to video I can’t entirely explain how and why she grew – suddenly, inelegantly, cartoonishly – from highly able political staffer rushing between engagements to talisman.
(9) Rather, the established order was ganging up against this team and their talisman.
(10) He is their talisman and central to their style of play, whether breaking with such pace on the counterattack or pressing aggressively from the front.
(11) It all came from a moment of joyous skill from the home side’s talisman, Payet.
(12) Perlman thinks that throughout their six-project collaboration over the last 20 years (since Perlman was in Del Toro's debut, Cronos ), the director has kept him around as "an amulet, a lucky penny, a talisman," – though he laughs long and hard when I say he's really the Marlene Dietrich to Del Toro's Josef von Sternberg.
(13) The 33-year-old is the team’s talisman and now plays in a deeper position.
(14) He knows exactly which types he signs,” says Besart Berisha, who was his talisman at the Brisbane Roar.
(15) Poland, by contrast, had their talisman and Lewandowski quickly set about trying to justify his manager’s pre-match assertion that no one could stop him.
(16) Unwise: for Poles, tampering with the constitution insults the very talisman of Polish independence.
(17) And if Busby indulged Best to a fault, Ferguson turned a blind eye to the excesses of his own talisman, Eric Cantona.
(18) Hernández threaded a pass into the area through the legs of Bradford's captain, Gary Jones, and Swansea's talisman threaded a shot into the bottom corner through the legs of Carl McHugh for his 19th goal of the season.
(19) These talismans are believed to enhance the beauty of the wearers, as well as to provide protection to the wearers against harm.
(20) Brendan Rodgers will not care to reflect on Tottenham Hotspur’s struggles to cope without their former talisman, Gareth Bale, last season.