1. belief systems or practices involving totems, especially the belief that groups of people have mystical relationships with particular animals, plants, or objects
Usage: anthropology; plural form

Examples

• The anthropologist studied various totemisms among indigenous tribes.
• Different totemisms exist across cultures worldwide.
• The researcher compared totemisms in Australia and North America.
• These totemisms often involve complex ritual practices.
• The book examines how totemisms shape social organization.
• Modern scholars debate the origins of these ancient totemisms.