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Definition of Manitous
1. manitou [n] - See also: manitou
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manitous
Literary usage of Manitous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Pilgrimage in Europe and America, Leading to the Discovery of the Sources by Giacomo Costantino Beltrami (1828)
"I ought here to remark to you, that the dog, on whatever occasion they sacrifice
it, is always an offering to the manitous, and the eating of it is no less ..."
2. The Conquest of Canada by George Warburton (1849)
"A distinguished chief is appointed to take charge of the manitous or guardian
powers of each warrior; they are collected, carefully placed in a box, ..."
3. The Works of Francis Parkman by Francis Parkman, John Fiske (1897)
"manitous. — THE ARKANSAS.— THE ILLINOIS.— JOLIET'S MISFORTUNE. — MARQUETTE AT
CHICAGO : HIS ILLNESS ; HIS DEATH. IP Talon had remained in the colony, ..."
4. Publication by Illinois State Historical Society, Illinois State Historical Library (1908)
"He fell directly between the two manitous, and assuming his proper form, quickly
sent ... Then the manitous howled so loud ivith pain that the earth shook, ..."
5. Curiosities of Savage Life by James Greenwood (1865)
"When he had no longer any doubt of the misfortune which had befallen him, his
fury knew no bounds ; he declared war against the wicked manitous, ..."
6. Fox Texts by William Jones (1907)
"Straightway he began shooting at the manitous, first at one of the manitous ...
And then they say that very sick became the manitous upon whom Wisa'ka had ..."
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