What does Patriotic mean?

Definitions for Patriotic
ˌpeɪ triˈɒt ɪk; esp. Brit. ˌpæ-pa·tri·ot·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. patriotic, loyaladjective

    inspired by love for your country

Wiktionary

  1. patrioticadjective

    Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.

  2. Etymology: From the patrioticus, from the, from ; compare the patriotique.

Wikipedia

  1. Patriotic

    Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one's country. This attachment can be a combination of many different feelings, language relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects. It encompasses a set of concepts closely related to nationalism, mostly civic nationalism and sometimes cultural nationalism.Some manifestations of patriotism emphasize the "land" element in love for one's native land and use the symbolism of agriculture and the soil – compare Blut und Boden.

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  1. patriotic

    Patriotic refers to having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country. It involves love, loyalty, and enthusiasm for a person's own country and a sense of alliance and unification with its inhabitants. It can manifest through various ways including serving in the military, voting, celebrating national holidays, or just through simple acts that show love and respect for the country.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Patrioticadjective

    inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. patriotique, Gr. patriwtiko`s belonging to a fellow-countryman.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Patriotic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Patriotic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Patriotic in a Sentence

  1. Barack Obama:

    This is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship. It's not a permanent fix.This is a temporary stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people.

  2. Elliot Timms:

    The veteran, who served two tours in Afghanistan, has been running 15 miles almost every single day, regardless of the weather. Though he usually makes his daily runs in Kansas City, he has also carried out his patriotic runs in Washington, D.C. three times. Timms said he hopes his display of patriotism will overshadow the negativity from other American citizens. I'm countering voices of negativity and defeatism in our country with a more uplifting, proud, and powerful gesture of patriotism, because those negative voices don't speak for all of America, he said. He added: When people see me running across the landscape with the American flag, perhaps it will cause them to pause for a moment and consider the meaning, value and importance of that flag and our country represents.

  3. Ralph Fernandez:

    They are willing to go to jail not to testify against their son, they believe in America. That is a core value of the religious principled, patriotic segment of the population. We will not testify against their son. This goes back to the early days of the Bible.

  4. Lee Habasonda:

    This is giving the ruling party sleepless nights, the Patriotic Front has heavily relied on votes from the Copperbelt and if this situation is not handled carefully, it could just spell doom for the ruling party.

  5. Marco Rubio:

    I personally know, first of all, that there are Americans that are Muslims and that are also very patriotic and they love the United States of America and they don't want to see any Sharia law and they don't want to see anything like that happen in this country, i don't believe anyone should be disqualified from the presidency because of their denomination or because of their faith. I believe in that strongly.

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