Manitou Definition

manəto͝o
manitou, manitous
noun
Among the Algonquian Indians, any of various spirits or supernatural forces variously conceived of as nature spirits of both good and evil influence.
Webster's New World
A deity or spirit.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Manitou

Noun

Singular:
manitou
Plural:
manitous

Origin of Manitou

  • From Pidgin Delaware Manétto, from Unami manÉ™tːu and Munsee manutoow (manə́toːw) (later influenced by French manitou, from Montagnais); from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being").

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Ojibwa manitoo

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Manitou Sentence Examples

  • Bell gave to the college Manitou Park, a tract of forest land covering about 13,000 acres and situated about 20 m.

  • Manitou (610o-6300 ft.) a popular summer resort, lies about 6 m.

  • The Great Manitou awoke and found himself alone.

  • The animal guardian reappears in the nagual of Central America (see article Totemism), the yunbeai of some Australian tribes, the manitou of the Red Indian and the bush soul of some West African tribes; among the latter the link between animal and human being is said to be established by the ceremony of the blood bond.

  • They replied it was an immense Serpent, which the Manitou, the Great Spirit, was vomiting forth.

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