totem
noun[C]
uk/ˈtəʊ.təm/us/ˈtoʊ.t̬əm/anobjectthat isrespectedby agroupofpeople,especiallyforreligiousreasons:
(尤指出于宗教原因的)图腾Television could beseenas a totem ofmodernsociety.电视可以被视为现代社会的图腾。
Religious objects
- ankh
- Calvary
- censer
- chalice
- clerical collar
- crozier
- crucifix
- crucifixion
- dog collar
- fetish
- holy grail
- hymnal
- idol
- kirpan
- Madonna
- stigmata
- totemic
- voodoo
- votive candle
- wafer