Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Among certain of the American Indians, a spirit or other object of religious awe or reverence, whether a good or evil spirit or a fetish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
manitou .
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Examples
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Po spoke in Spanish, knowing Mike would not understand all she was saying but that he would understand the sentiments whenever she used the word manito.
NEVER WAVE GOODBYE DOUG MAGEE 2010
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A spirit called the manito always watches over the Indians.
The Book of Nature Myths Florence Holbrook 1896
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In those days the Indians believed that a good spirit, called the manito, watched over them, and guided them, and kept them from harm.
Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs Carolyn Sherwin Bailey 1918
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There was a grove of pines in that vicinity called the manito wac, or Spirit wood, into which they might be seen to flee, on the approach of evening, and there is a romantic little lake on those elevated sand-hills, not far back from the Great Lake, on the shores of which their tracks could be plainly seen in the sand.
The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828
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He calls himself a "manito," as those from New Mexico do.
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Flexi, in short, curly hair and a camo fleece, immediately begins referring to me as manito, shorthand for little brother.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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In that moment, manito, we were ready to give our lives for that land.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Flexi, in short, curly hair and a camo fleece, immediately begins referring to me as manito, shorthand for little brother.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Flexi, in short, curly hair and a camo fleece, immediately begins referring to me as manito, shorthand for little brother.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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In that moment, manito, we were ready to give our lives for that land.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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