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The Great Spirit, called Wakan Tanka among the Sioux, and Gitche Manitou in Algonquian, is a conception of universal spiritual force, or supreme being, prevalent among some Native American and First Nation cultures. According to Lakota activist Russell Means a better translation of Wakan Tanka is the Great Mystery.
Great Spirit is a concept of a universal spirit pervading all things. The term may mean:
Usage examples of "great spirit".
There is a complete account of what I take to be the casting of the great spirit ring for the lord of the Medici, with a record of payments, though there are no names, just initials.
For their sin the Great Spirit commanded the serpent to crawl forever on his belly, and He drove them from the beautiful forest.
Sid and many others believed that everything on this planet- every plant, animal, and human spirit-came from the great spirit of the planet Earth they called Gaia.
The brave ran up to the fallen deer, pulled his knife, and cut the animal's neck, while offering a prayer to the Great Spirit for the animal's soul.
Trust me, he was just as relieved as you when the Great Spirit beeped you to report back to headquarters ASAP, though I think Prescott was a little disappointed.
Also Ench had learned to pray to the Great Spirit, citing the need for food and hides, and promising respect to the prey.
They fasted, purified themselves, prayed to the Great Spirit, Mother Earth, the four directions.