The favourite abode of this Manitou is still shown. It is a great rock or cliff on the loneliest part of the mountains, and, … is known by the name of the Garden Rock.
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Manitou
//ˈmanɪtuː//
Synonyms for "manitou" (7 found)
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Proper Noun(1 words)
Related words (3)
Proper Noun(1 words)
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15 translations across 14 languages.
Cree
1 entries- ᒪᓂᑐᐤ noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Czech
1 entries- Manitou noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Fox
1 entries- manetôwa noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
German
1 entries- Manitu noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Japanese
1 entries- マニトゥ noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Lakota
1 entries- Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Mi'kmaq
1 entries- mntu noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Mohawk
1 entries- orę́·naʔ noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Mohegan-Pequot
1 entries- manto noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Ojibwe
1 entries- manidoo noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Portuguese
2 entries- manitu noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
- manitó noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Russian
1 entries- маниту noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Turkish
1 entries- manitu noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Unami
1 entries- manëtu noun (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
If it were possible to translate the comprehensive and melodious language in which he spoke, the ode might read something like the following: "Manitou! Manitou! Manitou! Thou art great, thou art good, thou art wise: Manitou! Manitou! Thou art just."
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Each Ojibway shaman's method of communication with the manitou patron is unique and is related to a personal dream experience.
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My father strung it high in a tree for the manitous to watch over.
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