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