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- totemistically adverb
Example Sentences
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He was, and apparently remains, haunted by totemistic objects.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seems so primitive, totemistic even, like cowry shells.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
This combination of more definite totemistic conceptions is not found in any other member of the Siouan stock.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
It is possible that such facts as these may point to a primitive totemistic stage of ancient civilized society.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
The hero Cuchullain, being named after the dog, might not eat the flesh of the dog, and came by his ruin after transgressing this totemistic taboo.
From Custom and Myth New Edition by Lang, Andrew
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