manitou noun. ['manɪtu:] Also manitu; manito, pl. -tos. L16.
[Narragansett manittówock (pl.) or Delaware man&schwaacu;t:u supernatural being, reinforced by similar cognates in other Algonquian langs.]
Among some N. American Indians, a spirit (of good or evil) which is an object of religious awe or reverence; anything regarded as having supernatural power, as a fetish.

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