totemic

/toh-tem-ik/US // toʊˈtɛm ɪk //

图腾性,图腾,图腾性的,图腾式

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : of, being, or relating to a natural object or animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group:Crocodiles are regarded as totemic animals in some parts of Africa, connected with a group's origin, ancestors, and place.
- : of, being, or relating to anything regarded as a distinctive or venerated emblem by a group or individual:I explained that the great horse trilogy, My Friend Flicka, was one of the most vivid and totemic elements of my childhood.This has been a totemic issue for their party over the years, literally a signature policy during the last election.

as inpatrimonial

Synonyms

It’s a great album, charming and assured, and a near-totemic achievement for the 18-year-old woman who co-produced it and at least co-wrote all of its tracks.
Trebek’s performance hasn’t changed to combat the untruths of the last few years, in part because it already was a kind of totem to the value of fact.
In an economy driven by consumer spending, Black Friday assumed totemic importance.
Diversity is largely accepted and encouraged, but lacks the totemic significance assigned to it by boomer activists.
In an election year, these statistics assume even more totemic importance.
Maybe it's the sheer volume of scandals on the landscape today, robbing any one of its totemic power to shock and dismay voters.
Offscreen, he is the Nascar set's totemic badass, the God-fearing patriot who walks the walk.
The utmost severity attached to the observation of totemic law and custom, to break which was regarded as a serious crime.
Fetishism of the Zui description is, indeed, the natural concomitant of a totemic system.
Some, covered with obscene totemic figures and designs, were carved from solid tree trunks forty or fifty feet in length.
As will appear later, this is a characteristic feature of the transition from primitive to totemic culture.

/toh-tem-ik/US // toʊˈtɛm ɪk //

图腾性,图腾,图腾性的,图腾式

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : of, being, or relating to a natural object or animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group:Crocodiles are regarded as totemic animals in some parts of Africa, connected with a group's origin, ancestors, and place.
- : of, being, or relating to anything regarded as a distinctive or venerated emblem by a group or individual:I explained that the great horse trilogy, My Friend Flicka, was one of the most vivid and totemic elements of my childhood.This has been a totemic issue for their party over the years, literally a signature policy during the last election.

as inpatrimonial

Synonyms

It’s a great album, charming and assured, and a near-totemic achievement for the 18-year-old woman who co-produced it and at least co-wrote all of its tracks.
Trebek’s performance hasn’t changed to combat the untruths of the last few years, in part because it already was a kind of totem to the value of fact.
In an economy driven by consumer spending, Black Friday assumed totemic importance.
Diversity is largely accepted and encouraged, but lacks the totemic significance assigned to it by boomer activists.
In an election year, these statistics assume even more totemic importance.
Maybe it's the sheer volume of scandals on the landscape today, robbing any one of its totemic power to shock and dismay voters.
Offscreen, he is the Nascar set's totemic badass, the God-fearing patriot who walks the walk.
The utmost severity attached to the observation of totemic law and custom, to break which was regarded as a serious crime.
Fetishism of the Zui description is, indeed, the natural concomitant of a totemic system.
Some, covered with obscene totemic figures and designs, were carved from solid tree trunks forty or fifty feet in length.
As will appear later, this is a characteristic feature of the transition from primitive to totemic culture.