1. relating to or characteristic of an excessive or irrational commitment to or reverence for something
Usage: often used to describe an obsessive focus on objects, practices, or ideas
2. of or relating to fetishism, the attribution of magical or spiritual powers to inanimate objects
Usage: anthropological or religious context

Examples

• The collector's fetishistic attention to every detail of his vintage cars bordered on obsession.
• Some critics argue that consumer culture promotes a fetishistic relationship with branded goods.
• The anthropologist studied fetishistic practices in traditional African religions.
• His fetishistic devotion to the rules of grammar sometimes made him difficult to work with.
• The film explores how modern society develops fetishistic attitudes toward technology.
• She approached her hobby with an almost fetishistic precision.