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Synonyms for totem

Grammar : Noun
Spell : toh-tuh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtoʊ təm

Définition of totem

Origin :
  • animal or natural object considered as the emblem of a family or clan, 1760, from Algonquian (probably Ojibwa) odoodeman "his sibling kin, his group or family," hence, "his family mark;" also attested in French c.1600 in form aoutem among the Micmacs or other Indians of Nova Scotia. Totem pole is 1808, in reference to west coast Canadian Indians.
  • noun pole
Example sentences :
  • "'The totem will not let the redmen do wrong,'" he quoted mentally.
  • Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby
  • The spirits that come from the Silver Waters are not the spirits that the totem called.
  • Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby
  • Pale-face—he sleep, but he wake soon when Red Fox make sign of totem.
  • Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby
  • The totem may also be a vegetable, in which case no member of the stock will gather or eat it.
  • Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
  • He stroked his hand over the totem mark on the cant dog handle.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • We found her resident in heaven, we found her worshipped, we found her as the totem of a clan.
  • Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • Every warrior has his crest, which is called his totem, and is painted on his tombstone.
  • Extract from : « Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I » by Friedrich Max Mller
  • The tod, or fox, is their totem, and him they diligently pursue.'
  • Extract from : « Border Ghost Stories » by Howard Pease
  • Every man belonged to the totem of his mother and was akin to everybody in it.
  • Extract from : « The Faith Doctor » by Edward Eggleston
  • For the Potawatamies it was lawful to kill and eat the totem.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the History of Religions » by Crawford Howell Toy

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