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
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.
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