Definition of totemism Totemism

to•tem•ism

We found 5 definitions of totemism from 4 different sources.

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What does totemism mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: totemisms

totemism - belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem
  belief any cognitive content held as true
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • totemism (Noun)
    The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • totemism (n.)
    The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a tribe by the totem.
  • totemism (n.)
    Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of any real or imaginary object; nature worship.

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