man·i·tou or man·i·tu 
(mănĭ-t′) also man·i·to (-tō′)
(mănĭ-t′) also man·i·to (-tō′)n. pl. man·i·tous or man·i·tus also man·i·tos
1. In Algonquian religious belief, a supernatural power that permeates the world, possessed in varying degrees by both spirits and humans.
2. A deity or spirit.
[French, from Ojibwa manitoo.]