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Definition of manitou in English: manitounoun ˈmanɪtuːˈmænəˌtu (among some North American Indian peoples) a good or evil spirit as an object of reverence. （某些北美阿尔冈昆印第安人崇拜的、代表善或恶的）神灵 the tribal shaman was responsible for calling upon the manitou at special ceremonies Example sentencesExamples - For Native peoples the earth was special, the dwelling place of manitous and spirits and the repository of the bones of generations of ancestors.
- Most likely, given the powerful nature of such a manitou, appropriate ceremonies would have been conducted by someone with specialized powers.
- All healing magic is about bringing into focus the innate clarity of the healthy manitou intended for that person, that space.
- During this time the manitou or spirits were considered a strong spiritual presence in her life.
- Shamans were considered to be closer to manitous than ordinary people and could gain power from them either to heal or to kill.
- Bear representations are evident, and several fragments appear to represent Mishipishu, the principal manitou of the Algonquian underworld.
- Illinois men and women interacted with the supreme deity by way of personal spirits called manitous.
- Personal insight is gained from all the manitous met during a vision quest.
- First, single or multiple lines transverse to the body can denote a spirit or manitou, based on both Hoffman's discussion of Mide scrolls and the statements of Rajnovich's informant Mrs. Seymour.
- While I didn't share a belief in the manitous, I could still be awestruck by the power around me.
- For northeastern tribes immersed in relationships of obligation and mutual reliance among kin as well as with the manitous, or spiritual beings, that inhabited the natural world around them, a stance of neediness and even powerlessness had a very different significance than in societies like the United States that stressed social and economic independence.
- As guardians of the wards over which they were appointed, the manitous could withhold from hunters permission or opportunity to kill.
- But there are two unhelpful, unfriendly kinds of manitous.
- You and your people have forgotten the manitous, you have forgotten to respect the very things that give your people life.
OriginLate 17th century: via French from an Algonquian language. Definition of manitou in US English: manitounounˈmænəˌtuˈmanəˌto͞o (among some North American Indian peoples) a good or evil spirit as an object of reverence. （某些北美阿尔冈昆印第安人崇拜的、代表善或恶的）神灵 the tribal shaman was responsible for calling upon the manitou at special ceremonies Example sentencesExamples - Most likely, given the powerful nature of such a manitou, appropriate ceremonies would have been conducted by someone with specialized powers.
- All healing magic is about bringing into focus the innate clarity of the healthy manitou intended for that person, that space.
- You and your people have forgotten the manitous, you have forgotten to respect the very things that give your people life.
- For northeastern tribes immersed in relationships of obligation and mutual reliance among kin as well as with the manitous, or spiritual beings, that inhabited the natural world around them, a stance of neediness and even powerlessness had a very different significance than in societies like the United States that stressed social and economic independence.
- While I didn't share a belief in the manitous, I could still be awestruck by the power around me.
- As guardians of the wards over which they were appointed, the manitous could withhold from hunters permission or opportunity to kill.
- For Native peoples the earth was special, the dwelling place of manitous and spirits and the repository of the bones of generations of ancestors.
- Bear representations are evident, and several fragments appear to represent Mishipishu, the principal manitou of the Algonquian underworld.
- Illinois men and women interacted with the supreme deity by way of personal spirits called manitous.
- But there are two unhelpful, unfriendly kinds of manitous.
- During this time the manitou or spirits were considered a strong spiritual presence in her life.
- First, single or multiple lines transverse to the body can denote a spirit or manitou, based on both Hoffman's discussion of Mide scrolls and the statements of Rajnovich's informant Mrs. Seymour.
- Shamans were considered to be closer to manitous than ordinary people and could gain power from them either to heal or to kill.
- Personal insight is gained from all the manitous met during a vision quest.
OriginLate 17th century: via French from an Algonquian language. |