Totemism
/ˈtoʊtəmɪzəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem uncountable, usually
"This is the common story of superstition, from the totemism of savage tribes and the image-worship of semi-civilized peoples on to the heathenism of the Mass."
- 2 belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem wordnet
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More examples"This is the common story of superstition, from the totemism of savage tribes and the image-worship of semi-civilized peoples on to the heathenism of the Mass."
Etymology
From totem + -ism.