manifest destiny

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
manifest destiny
    n 1: a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if
         granted by God)
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
manifest destiny \manifest destiny\ n.
   A policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if
   granted by God).
   [WordNet 1.5]
    

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