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manitou

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈmanɪtuː/Sorted aimnotuStarts with MEnds with U0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • The favourite abode of this Manitou is still shown. It is a great rock or cliff on the loneliest part of the mountains, and, … is known by the name of the Garden Rock.
  • Each Ojibway shaman's method of communication with the manitou patron is unique and is related to a personal dream experience.
  • My father strung it high in a tree for the manitous to watch over.

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