totemism
noun
to·tem·ism ˈtō-tə-ˌmi-zəm 
1
: belief in kinship with or a mystical relationship between a group or an individual and a totem
2
: a system of social organization based on totemic affiliations
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Social media has precipitated new types of totemism — the work of what being a fan means has been questioned, particularly after a death. 
Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020 There is no reason to believe that months later politicians have become more interested in scientific evidence, as opposed to totemism. Matthew Walther, TheWeek, 14 Nov. 2020
Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020 There is no reason to believe that months later politicians have become more interested in scientific evidence, as opposed to totemism. Matthew Walther, TheWeek, 14 Nov. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- sports coat
- sports day
- sports drink
- sports editor
- sports jacket
- sports medicine
- sports page
- sports page(s)
- sports pages
- sports section
- sports shirt
- sports writer
- sports writing
- sports-writer
- sportscast
- sportscaster
- sportscasters
- sportscasting
- sportscastings
- sportscasts
- sportsdom
- sportsman
- sportsmanlike
- sportsmanly
- sportsmanship