单词 | personal totem |
释义 | > as lemmaspersonal totem personal totem n. (among certain peoples) a totem or spirit specific to an individual, as opposed to the clan or other group. ΚΠ 1883 Trans. Anthropol. Soc. Washington 1882–3 2 136 The second figure, consisting of a circle, perhaps a shield, upon which is drawn a triradiate character, has reference to the personal totem of the individual. 1927 A. C. Parker Indian How Bk. (1931) v. li. 229 Among many of the tribes of the east and northeast every youth was required to secure a personal totem, or dream animal. 2014 S. Löchle in C. Rosenthal & S. Schäfer Fake Identity? 88 The precise circumstances under which the man acquires his personal totem are omitted. < as lemmas |
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