manifest destiny

manifest destiny

noun, often capitalized M&D

Definition of MANIFEST DESTINY

: a future event accepted as inevitable <in the mid-19th century expansion to the Pacific was regarded as the Manifest Destiny of the United States>; broadly : an ostensibly benevolent or necessary policy of imperialistic expansion

Examples of MANIFEST DESTINY

1. They were living in a time when expansion to the Pacific was regarded by many people as the Manifest Destiny of the United States.

First Known Use of MANIFEST DESTINY

1845