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manitou

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Noun
 : 
man=i=tou

CIDE DICTIONARY

manitoun. 
     A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship.  Tylor.  [1913 Webster]
    "Gitche Manito the mighty,
    The Great Spirit, the creator,
    Smiled upon his helpless children!
    "  [1913 Webster]
    "Mitche Manito the mighty,
    He the dreadful Spirit of Evil,
    As a serpent was depicted.
    "  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

manitou, n. Amer. Ind.
1 a good or evil spirit as an object of reverence.
2 something regarded as having supernatural power.

Etymology
Algonquin manito, -tu he has surpassed

ROGET THESAURUS

manitou

Demon

N demon, daemon, demonry, demonology, evil genius, fiend, familiar, daeva, devil, bad spirit, unclean spirit, cacodemon, incubus, Eblis, shaitan, succubus, succuba, Frankenstein's monster, Titan, Shedim, Mephistopheles, Asmodeus, Moloch, Belial, Ahriman, fury, harpy, Friar Rush, vampire, ghoul, afreet, barghest, Loki, ogre, ogress, gnome, gin, jinn, imp, deev, lamia, bogie, bogeyman, bogle, nis, kobold, flibbertigibbet, fairy, brownie, pixy, elf, dwarf, urchin, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, leprechaun, Cluricaune, troll, dwerger, sprite, ouphe, bad fairy, nix, nixie, pigwidgeon, will-o'-the wisp, ghost, revenant, specter, apparition, spirit, shade, shadow, vision, hobglobin, goblin, orc, wraith, spook, boggart, banshee, loup-garou, lemures, evil eye, merman, mermaid, merfolk, siren, satyr, faun, manito, manitou, manitu, possession, demonic possession, diabolic possession, insanity, Maxwell's demon, demoniac, demonic, demonical, impish, demoniacal, fiendish, fiend-like, supernatural, weird, uncanny, unearthly, spectral, ghostly, ghost-like, elfin, elvin, elfish, elflike, haunted, pokerish, possessed, possessed by a devil, possessed by a demon, demonically.


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