manifest destiny or Manifest Destiny noun
[noncount] formal : a future event that is sure to happen : a destiny that can be clearly seen and that cannot be changed
▪ They were living in a time when expansion to the Pacific was regarded by many people as the Manifest Destiny of the United States.
▪ They were living in a time when expansion to the Pacific was regarded by many people as the Manifest Destiny of the United States.
