totemic

C2
US /təʊˈtɛmɪk/
adj Freq #257446

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to totemism

    totemic object

  2. 2
    adj

    Serving as, or relating to, a totem.

    The Lithuanian director escaped the Nazis and moved to New York, where he became a totemic figure for artists including Andy Warhol and John Lennon[.]

Etymology

From totem + -ic.

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