fetishes

noun fetishes

• charms — Plural form of charm.
• images — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
• totems — a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
• amulets — Plural form of amulet.
• phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.