SINCE 1828
manitou
noun
man·i·tou
| \ ˈma-nə-ˌtü
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variants:
or manitu
or less commonly manito \ ˈma-nə-ˌtō
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Definition of manitou
: a supernatural force that according to an Algonquian conception pervades the natural world
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