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单词 totemism
释义 to·tem·ism
\ˈtōd.əˌmizəm, -ōtəˌ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: totem + -ism
1.
 a. : belief in kinship with or a mystical relationship between a group or an individual and a totem
  < totemism … derives whole tribes or families from an animal or plant — Internat'l Encyc. >
  < with the idea of the powerful animal totemism is closely connected — J.E.Turner >
 b. : the rites and practices (as food and word taboos) associated with a totemic relationship
  < totemism, one element of which is that the human group generally respects all members of the totem class and refrains from eating them — A.C.Andrews >
2. : a system of social organization based on totemic affiliations
 < the primary object of totemism was to implement the incest taboo — African Abstracts >
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