manifesto
/ˌmæn.ɪˈfɛs.təʊ/
manifesto means A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party. It carries an Arena rating of 1500, earned across 4 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, manifesto ranks #2,364 of 14,297 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #6,640 of 14,308 for Most Malleable Words, #7,082 of 14,423 for Most Sublime Words, #7,100 of 14,440 for Most Satisfying to Say.
manifesto is pronounced /ˌmæn.ɪˈfɛs.təʊ/.
Why “manifesto” is a great word
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political or artistic group. From Italian manifesto, from manifestare ('to make public'), from Latin manifestō ('to make public'), from manus ('hand') and an uncertain second element; first attested in English in the mid-17th century. Unlike a proclamation, which formally announces a state of affairs, or a pledge, which binds an individual to a specific promise, a manifesto is a deliberate unfurling of ideology, a blueprint held aloft. It is the ink-stained handbill thrust into a crowd, the stark typography on a gallery wall, the dog-eared pamphlet smoldering in a pocket—a testament to the human compulsion to shape the world first with words, insisting, with quiet fire, on what might yet be.
Etymology
Since the mid 17th century, from Italian manifesto, from manifestare + -o, from Latin manifestō (“to make public”), from Latin manus + an uncertain second element. Doublet of manifest.
noun
- A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.“the Communist Manifesto”
verb
- To issue a manifesto.
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- pronunciamento 86% match — A manifesto or formal public declaration, originally political; a proclamation. vs manifesto →
- manifest 83% match — Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived. vs manifesto →
- enunciation 82% match — The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration. vs manifesto →
- edict 82% match — A proclamation of law or other authoritative command. vs manifesto →
- credo 82% match — A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself. vs manifesto →
- protestation 81% match — A formal solemn objection or other declaration. vs manifesto →
- pamphleteering 81% match — The printing and distribution of pamphlets, especially as propaganda. vs manifesto →
- profess 81% match — To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. vs manifesto →