TOTEMISMS

Noun

totemisms

plural of totemism

Source: Wiktionary


TOTEMISM

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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