noun
manitou
Manitou (noun) means a spirit or god that some Native American peoples worship and hold in awe.
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A spirit or god that some Native American peoples worship and hold in awe.
"My father strung it high in a tree for the manitous to watch over."
— Joseph Boyden, Three Day Road (2005)
"Each Ojibway shaman's method of communication with the manitou patron is unique and is related to a personal dream experience."
— John A Grim, The Shaman (1987)
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Etymology
From Pidgin Delaware Manétto, from Unami manëtu and Munsee manútoow, later influenced by French manitou, from Cree/Montagnais manito꞉w; from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).
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"manitou" (noun) means a spirit or god that some Native American peoples worship and hold in awe.
