| 词汇 | totemistic |
| 释义 | 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. 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 Synonymtotemic Related wordtotemism |
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