Exceptionalism

Latin phrase meaning "of its own kind"; in a class by itself; unique

ideology holding the United States as unique among nations; facet of nationalism in the United States

belief that Israelites were chosen by God for a covenantal relationship

religious term

Japanese political slogan, popularized during the Second Sino-Japanese war, describing Japanese imperial rule as divinely ordained to expand until it united the entire world

Exceptionalism is the perception or belief that a species, country, society, institution, movement, individual, or time period is "exceptional" (i.e., unusual or extraordinary). The term carries the implication, whether or not specified, that the referent is superior in some way.

cognitive bias of wrongly viewing yourself as unique