A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship.

Ojibwa term for the Great Spirit, spiritual empowerment

the American Indian name for the "Great Spirit."

mystery, essence, substance, matter, supernatural spirit, anima, quiddity, attribute, property, God, deity, godlike, mystical, incorporeal, transcendental, invisible reality.'

A supernatural being that controls nature, common in the belief systems of Algonquian-speaking American Indians. Among the Illinois, manitous were personal spirits that took the form of a bison, bear, wolf, or some other animal, and which allowed a person to communicate with the supreme deity, Kitchesmanetoa.