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totemism

noun to·tem·ism \ ˈtō-tə-ˌmi-zəm \

Definition of totemism

1 : belief in kinship with or a mystical relationship between a group or an individual and a totem

2 : a system of social organization based on totemic affiliations

First Known Use of totemism

1791

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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