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totemist

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to⋅tem⋅ist

  [toh-tuh-mist]
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–noun
a member of a clan, family, or group distinguished by a totem.
Origin:
1880–85; totem + -ist
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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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