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Definitions for Totem

[1] a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
[2] an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or sib considers itself closely related.
[3] a representation of such an object serving as the distinctive mark of the clan or group.
[4] anything serving as a distinctive, often venerated, emblem or symbol.
[5] (in some societies, esp among North American Indians) an object, species of animal or plant, or natural phenomenon symbolizing a clan, family, etc, often having ritual associations
[6] a representation of such an object

Words related to Totem

emblem, representation, token, symbol, figure

Words nearby Totem

tote, tote bag, tote board, tote box, tote road, totem, totem pole, totemism, totemist, totemite, totes

Origin of Totem

1750–60, Americanism ; < Ojibwa ninto·te·m my totem, oto·te·man his totem (probably orig. my clan-village-mate, derivative of stem o·te·- dwell in or as a village; compare o·te·na village)

Other words from Totem

to·tem·ic [toh-tem -ik] /toʊˈtɛm ɪk/ , adjective
to·tem·i·cal·ly , adverb
sub·to·tem , noun
sub·to·tem·ic , adjective

Word origin for Totem

C18: from Ojibwa nintōtēm mark of my family

Synonyms for Totem

emblem, figure, representation, symbol, token