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Manifest Destiny  

Definition

  • Belief, held chiefly in the mid- and late 19th c., that it was the destiny of the United States to expand its territory over all North America and to extend and enhance its political, social and economic influences [Random House]

Entry terms

  • Messianism, political, United States
  • Political messianism, United States

Notation

  • 111568

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-PV7721SR-B

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