noun
- people who practice totemism or believe in totemic relationships between groups and natural objects or animals
Usage: anthropological term
Examples
- The anthropologist studied the rituals of local totemists.
- Many totemists believe their clan is spiritually connected to specific animals.
- The totemists carved symbols representing their sacred bear spirit.
- Traditional totemists pass down stories about their ancestral totems.
- The researcher documented how totemists organize their social groups around animal symbols.