'Totemism' definitions:
Definition of 'totemism'
(from WordNet)
noun
Belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem
Definition of 'Totemism'
From: GCIDE
- Totemism \To"tem*ism\, n.
- 1. The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a tribe by the totem. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of any real or imaginary object; nature worship. --Tylor. [1913 Webster]