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TOTEMISM
totemism
(noun) belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
totemism (usually uncountable, plural totemisms)
(religion) The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem
Source: Wiktionary
To"tem*ism, n.
1. The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a tribe by the totem.
2. Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of any real or imaginary object; nature worship. Tylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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