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manitou

/man-i-too/US // ˈmæn ɪˌtu //UK // (ˈmænɪˌtuː) //

马尼托,马尼特,马尼头,马尼图

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural man·i·tous, man·i·tou.

    • : a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.

Examples

  • Manitou Council of Wisconsin did however question the merger—all the way to court.

  • Love was the choicest gift of the Heelhi-Manitou, a thing not to be lightly taken, and never to be cast aside as worthless.

  • Here the hunter blackened his face and prayed earnestly that the Great Manitou might send back his wife.

  • When the Manitou is ready and shall say "Come," we will follow the river to the sea, and take our own again.'

  • When Adam and Eve died they, too, became spirits and continued to watch the home of Manitou.

  • This was where the Ojibways came to lay offerings before the image of Manitou, whose home was there believed to be.