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totemism

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to⋅tem⋅ism

  [toh-tuh-miz-uhm]
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–noun
1. the practice of having totems.
2. the system of tribal division according to totems.
Origin:
1785–95, Americanism; totem + -ism

Related forms:
to⋅tem⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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to·tem·ism   (tō'tə-mĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. A belief in totems or in kinship through common affiliation to a totem.

  2. The practice of establishing affiliation through totems.

to'tem·ist n., to'tem·is'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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