manitou

man·i·tou

or man·i·tu (măn′ĭ-to͞o′) also man·i·to (-tō′)

n. pl. man·i·tous or man·i·tus also man·i·tos

1. In Algonquian religious belief, a supernatural power that permeates the world, possessed in varying degrees by both spirits and humans.

2. A deity or spirit.

[French, from Ojibwa manitoo.]

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manitou

(ˈmænɪˌtuː) or

manitu

;

manito

(ˈmænɪˌtəʊ)

n, pl -tous, -tus, -tos, -tou, -tu or -to

(Other Non-Christian Religions) (among the Algonquian Indians) a deified spirit or force

[C17: from Algonquian; related to Ojibwa manito spirit]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

man•i•tou

or man•i•tu

(ˈmæn ɪˌtu)

also man•i•to

(-ˌtoʊ)

n., pl. -tous or -tus, also -tos.

(among Algonquian Indian peoples) any of a number of spirits residing in objects and phenomena of the natural world, as in animals, trees, water, the earth, and the sky.

[1665–75, Amer.; < Unami Delaware monə́t·u]

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"Justice is the law of the great Manitou. My children, give the stranger food.

But let them not boast before the face of the Manitou too loud.

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