an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.

any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion

to make a fetish of high grades.

Psychology . any object or nongenital part of the body that causes a habitual erotic response or fixation.

noun

bias , craze * , desire , fixation , golden calf , ide fixe , leaning , luck , mania , partiality , penchant , periapt , predilection , prejudice , preoccupation , prepossession , proclivity , propensity , stimulant , thing * , amulet , charm , cult object , idol , image , juju , mascot , phylactery , superstition , talisman , voodoo doll , zemi , obsession , obeah , passion , sorcery , totem , voodoo