Great Spirit

American  

noun

1. the chief deity in the religion of many North American Indian tribes.

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Example Sentences

"Raven, who was no bigger than a mosquito and sang like a mosquito, knew that he had no chance to fly high, so he thought of a scheme. He hid himself in Eagle's tail. Eagle flew higher than any of the birds. But just as the Great Spirit was about to give him the most beautiful voice in the world, Raven crawled out of his tail feathers and flew even higher. Then something awful happened that he had not imagined."

From Literature

On day twelve of this great spirit silence, Mr. Capron and Mr. Willets knocked at the front door.

From Literature

If true, it may have explained the real reasons behind the great spirit silence and demonstrated early tension between the sisters.

From Literature

"We showed a great mentality, a great spirit. It was the other side of us, the fighting edge. A perfect win," Farke said.

From Barron's

They performed with great spirit against Spurs when I was at Turf Moor last week, but it was another game they did not win.

From BBC