- to|tem|ism
- to|tem|ism «TOH tuh mihz uhm», noun.the use of totems to distinguish tribes, clans, or families.
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tem — an·te·mor·tem; an·te·tem·ple; at·tem·per; at·tem·per·a·ment; at·tem·per·ate; at·tem·per·a·tor; aus·tem·per; bi·o·sys·tem·a·ty; con·tem·per; con·tem·pla·ble; con·tem·plant; con·tem·plate; con·tem·plat·ing·ly; con·tem·pla·tion; con·tem·pla·tor;… … English syllables
Tem|in|ism — «TEHM uh NIHZ uhm», noun. a theory in molecular biology which maintains, in contravention to the central dogma, that RNA can act as a blueprint or template for the formation of DNA. ╂[< Howard M. Temin, an American biochemist, who proposed… … Useful english dictionary
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
totemism — to·tem·ism … English syllables
totemism — to•tem•ism [[t]ˈtoʊ təˌmɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) ant the practice of having totems 2) ant the system of tribal division according to totems • Etymology: 1785–95, amer. to′tem•ist, to′tem•ite , n. to tem•is′tic, adj … From formal English to slang
Totemism — To tem*ism, n. 1. The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a tribe by the totem. [1913 Webster] 2. Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of any real or imaginary object; nature worship. Tylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
temporalism — tem·po·ral·ism … English syllables
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