manifest destiny

1. 1.

   a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)

   Broaderimperialism

Questions about manifest destiny

What does manifest destiny mean?

manifest destiny means "a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)".

Is manifest destiny a common word?

manifest destiny is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.