0 respected by a group of people, especially for religious reasons:
The markings and designs have totemic significance.
The car industry has a totemic status that is out of proportion to its real economic significance.
Ancient totemic drawings often showed an animal's head on a human body.
The lizard symbol had totemic significance in at least seven Aboriginal regions.
They were totemic figures for a generation of reporters who went to the world's most dangerous places.
