Question: Who coined the phrase manifest destiny and what does it mean?

context: Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan is generally credited with coining the term "manifest destiny" in 1845 to describe the essence of this mindset, which was a rhetorical tone; however, the unsigned editorial titled "Annexation" in which it first appeared was arguably written by journalist and annexation advocate Jane Cazneau. The term was used by Democrats in the 1840s to justify the war with Mexico and it was also used to divide half of Oregon with Great Britain. However, manifest destiny always limped along because of its internal limitations and the issue of slavery, says Merk. It never became a national priority. By 1843, former U.S. President John Quincy Adams, originally a major supporter of the concept underlying manifest destiny, had changed his mind and repudiated expansionism because it meant the expansion of slavery in Texas.
question: Who is generally credited with coined the phrase manifest destiny?
short_answers: John O'Sullivan
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question: Who is thought to have thought in the annexation coined the phrase manifest destiny?
short_answers: Jane Cazneau
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question: What does the phrase manifest destiny mean?
short_answers: extending the area of freedom
"a sense of mission to redeem the Old World by high example ... generated by the potentialities of a new earth for building a new heaven

Answer: Manifest destiny was a widely held cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America. Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan is generally credited with coining the term "manifest destiny" in 1845 to describe the essence of this mindset, which was a rhetorical tone. The unsigned editorial titled "Annexation" in which it first appeared was arguably written by journalist and annexation advocate Jane Cazneau. Manifest Destiny means "a sense of mission to redeem the Old World by high example ... generated by the potentialities of a new earth for building a new heaven" as well as extending the area of freedom.