totemic

• Sich auf ein Totem beziehend oder als Totem dienend; sinnbildlich oder kennzeichnend für eine bestimmte Gruppe, Idee oder Eigenschaft.

Relating to or serving as a totem; symbolic or emblematic of a particular group, idea, or quality.

1. Relating to totemismC1formal

   Pertaining to or characteristic of totemism, a system of belief in which a group of people is spiritually connected to a natural object or animal.

   totemisch

   • The totemic animal of the tribe was the eagle.
   • Totemic symbols were carved into the wooden poles.
   • The ritual had a deep totemic significance for the community.