manitologyn.
/ˌmanᵻˈtɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌmænəˈtɑlədʒi/ rare.
Belief in manitous; the branch of anthropology that deals with this.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > fetish > branch of study concerned with belief in
manitology1851
the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > North American Indian > wakon > branch of study concerned with belief in
manitology1851
1851 H. R. Schoolcraft Hist. & Statist. Information Indian Tribes U.S. I. 34 The doctrine of Manitoes, or what may be denominated Manitology.
1881 R. M. Dorman Orig. Primitive Superstitions vi. 222 Totemism is explained by manitology, or the worship of manitous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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