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totem

noun

1 totem

A clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object.

Roget 550: indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics; Zeitgeist.    [means of recognition: property] characteristic, diagnostic; lineament, feature, ... show more

2 totem

Emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians).

Dutch: totem
Polish: totem


Moby thesaurus: allegory, ancestral spirits, angel, animal kingdom, ashram, attendant godling, blood, body, breed, brood, caste, charactery, cipher, clan, class, colony, commonwealth, commune, community, control ... show more.

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