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totemistic
adjective
uk /ˌtəʊ.təˈmɪs.tɪk/ us /ˌtoʊ.t̬əˈmɪs.tɪk/
involving belief in a relationship between a group of people and a respected physical object, or relating to the practices and ceremonies connected with such a belief:
Early humans gave their lives meaning through totemistic rituals.
These rock paintings are probably related to a totemistic belief system.
It is possible that these carvings possessed some mystical or totemistic significance.
It is not uncommon to find magical and totemistic motifs in these tapestries.
Totemistic religion gives meaning to a social group through a powerful symbolic object.
My mother had a strong belief in the totemistic quality of the family treasures.
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Religions & religious groups
Abrahamic
African Methodist Episcopal Church
AME
anti-Catholicism
anti-Christianity
evangelicalism
faith-based
Free Church
Gnosticism
multi-religious
neo-paganism
non-established
paganism
Pentecostalism
Sufism
Sunni
super-church
Taoism
Taoist
the God squad
Synonym
totemic Related wordtotemism
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