fetish

noun

• 1a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.:a man with a fetish for surgical masks a foot fetish some may have fetishes, like dressing up in women’s clothes Victorian men developed fetishes focusing on feet, shoes, and boots
• an excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing:men will never understand a woman’s fetish for shoes and handbags the western fetish for all things North African

• 2an inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.