All rights reserved.The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary totem (n.) animal or natural object considered as the emblem of a family or clan, 1760, from Algonquian (probably Ojibwa) -doodem, in 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. attribute,

1. countable noun. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition "'The totem will not let the redmen do wrong,'" he quoted mentally.The spirits that come from the Silver Waters are not the spirits that the totem called.Pale-face—he sleep, but he wake soon when Red Fox make sign of totem.The totem may also be a vegetable, in which case no member of the stock will gather or eat it.He stroked his hand over the totem mark on the cant dog handle.We found her resident in heaven, we found her worshipped, we found her as the totem of a clan.Every warrior has his crest, which is called his totem, and is painted on his tombstone.The tod, or fox, is their totem, and him they diligently pursue. He would never deign me with any sort of acknowledgment, because I was too low on the But as the U.S. killed all those leaders, the strikes continued and began working their way down the She was willing to talk to the most senior people or the lowest person on the I withdrew the—a—contents—and substituted for them my The nephew asserts that he paid $2060 for the carving and making of the “Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time“Epidemic” vs. “Pandemic” vs. “Endemic”: What Do These Terms Mean?What Is The Difference Between “Furlough” vs. “Layoff”?An animal, plant, or other object in nature that has a special relationship to a person, family, or clan and serves as a sign for that person or group.Absentee Ballot vs. Mail-In Ballot: Is There A Difference?Why Do “Left” And “Right” Mean Liberal And Conservative?Did you read “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee in school, or know a student who is about to? emblem, ensign, hallmark, impresa, logo, symbol, trademark. Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Totem definition, a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group. Contexts. Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition An image or representation of a god used as an object of worship. He would never deign me with any sort of acknowledgment, because I was too low on the But as the U.S. killed all those leaders, the strikes continued and began working their way down the She was willing to talk to the most senior people or the lowest person on the I withdrew the—a—contents—and substituted for them my The nephew asserts that he paid $2060 for the carving and making of the “Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time“Epidemic” vs. “Pandemic” vs. “Endemic”: What Do These Terms Mean?What Is The Difference Between “Furlough” vs. “Layoff”?An animal, plant, or other object in nature that has a special relationship to a person, family, or clan and serves as a sign for that person or group.Absentee Ballot vs. Mail-In Ballot: Is There A Difference?Why Do “Left” And “Right” Mean Liberal And Conservative?Did you read “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee in school, or know a student who is about to? ‘If a family has a totem, it cannot eat that animal, which is considered a spiritual protector.’ ‘It is strictly taboo for anyone to eat the meat from an animal that is his or her totem.’ ‘But the truth is, the little girl was in no danger, for like the other members of her tribe, she was a child of an animal totem.’


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