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totemism 
n. the traditions associated with totems (def. 1).
See also: totem (def. 1)
- 1768-82 (1791) This idea of destiny, or, if I may be allowed the phrase, "totamism," however strange, is not confined to the Savages . . . many instances might be adduced from history, to prove how strong these impressions have been on minds above the vulgar and unlearned.
- 1896 They lean to an inferior species of "totemism," although no religious ceremony was ever attached to its acceptance.
- 1916 The essential element of totemism is "the concept of a ghostly helper or tutelary spirit."
- 1768-82 (1791) This idea of destiny, or, if I may be allowed the phrase, "totamism," however strange, is not confined to the Savages . . . many instances might be adduced from history, to prove how strong these impressions have been on minds above the vulgar and unlearned.