totemism Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem

WordNet

To"tem*ism noun
Definitions
  1. The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a tribe by the totem.
  2. Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of any real or imaginary object; nature worship. Tylor.

Webster 1913