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MANIFEST DESTINY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does manifest destiny mean?
• MANIFEST DESTINY (noun)
The noun MANIFEST DESTINY has 1 sense:
1. a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)
Familiarity information: MANIFEST DESTINY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("manifest destiny" is a kind of...):
imperialism (a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries)
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