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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) ormanitu
;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]
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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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