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Definition of Manifest destiny
1. Noun. A policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God).
Definition of Manifest destiny
1. Noun. (American English) The political doctrine or belief held by the United States of America, particularly during its expansion, that the nation was destined to expand toward the west. ¹
2. Noun. (American English) The political doctrine or belief held by many liberal citizens of the United States of America that their system is best, and the idea that all humans would like to become Americans. ¹
3. Noun. The belief that God supports the expansion of the United States of America throughout the entire North American continent except Mexico. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manifest Destiny
Literary usage of Manifest destiny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1899)
"CUBA AND "manifest destiny* (From a Speech in the United States Senate, February ;th,
1853) DANGER does not threaten us from abroad. ..."
2. Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz by Carl Schurz (1913)
"Thus to the pro-slavery man "manifest destiny" meant an increase of the number
of slave States by annexation. There was still another force behind the ..."
3. The Development of the United States from Colonies to a World Power by Max Farrand (1918)
"CHAPTER IX manifest destiny 'DEVELOP the country! ... Now, as a result of forces
long at work the slogan became "manifest destiny! ..."
4. Modern Eloquence by Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh (1903)
"Moses placed his veto on this convenient theory of "manifest destiny" when with
... "manifest destiny" has been the specious plea of every robber and ..."
5. History of the United States of America, Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1894)
"... spirit of manifest destiny was already alluring us on, and weakness all about
us whetted the appetite to expand our domains. ..."
6. Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science by Johns Hopkins University, Herbert Baxter Adams (1899)
"FILIBUSTERING, THE PROPOSED TRIPARTITE TREATY, AND "manifest destiny." After the
failure of Polk to purchase Cuba, there were some Americans who, ..."
7. Great Debates in American History: From the Debates in the British by United States Congress, Marion Mills Miller, Great Britain Parliament (1913)
""manifest destiny" caused Bajazet to desolate the fairest portions of Asia, ...
"manifest destiny" impelled Mad Charles of Sweden to put all northern Europe ..."
8. Our First Century: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the One by Richard Miller Devens (1876)
"manifest destiny " of the United States.—A Pacific Highway Agitated for Years.—Its
National Importance and Necessity.—Charters and Government Aid at Last. ..."
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