Noun

(en-noun)

(religion) The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem

*{{quote-book, year=1883, author=R. Heber Newton, title=The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=This is the common story of superstition, from the totemism of savage tribes and the image-worship of semi-civilized peoples on to the heathenism of the Mass. }}

* {{quote-news, year=1995, date=July 21, author=Sarah Bryan Miller, title=What's New in Ancient Egypt, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=Although you see some representations of animals or gods in the form of animals, there's really no totemism or animism in Egyptian religion. }}

*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 18, author=Martha Schwendener, title=Proof That Things Are People Too (Well, Almost), work=New York Times citation

, passage=“The Happiness of Objects” doesn’t make it easy on the viewer. Mr. Mitchell’s book is, after all, an academic tome (though quite readable) that delves into complex discussions of everything from pictures, objects and materials to their relationship with totemism , fetishism and idolatry. }}

Noun

A state of nature; conformity to nature.

The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences.

(philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.

(philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics

(arts) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as Romanticism or Surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic, idealistic, or even supernatural treatment.

naturism, social nudity.