What does patriotism mean?

Definitions for patriotism
ˈpeɪ tri əˌtɪz əm; esp. Brit. ˈpæ-pa·tri·o·tism

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. patriotism, nationalismnoun

    love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

    "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"

Wiktionary

  1. patriotismnoun

    Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Patriotismnoun

    Love of one’s country; zeal for one’s country.

    Etymology: from patriot.

Wikipedia

  1. Patriotism

    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. patriotism

    Patriotism is a feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiment. This attachment can be a combination of various feelings relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects. It also involves pride in one's country and a willingness to defend it.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Patriotismnoun

    love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. patriotisme.]

Wikidata

  1. Patriotism

    Patriotism is a cultural attachment to one's homeland, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy. In a generalized sense applicable to all countries and peoples, patriotism is a devotion to one's country. It is a related sentiment to nationalism. The English term patriot is first attested in the Elizabethan era, via Middle French from Late Latin patriota "countryman", ultimately from Greek πατριώτης "countryman", from πατρίς, "fatherland". The abstract noun patriotism appears in the early 18th century.

Editors Contribution

  1. Patriotism

    Devoted love, support, and defence of one's country. National loyalty.

    The party hinted at a lack of patriotism when Gorbachev celebrated his 80th birthday in London.


    Submitted by JP03 on May 5, 2015  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of patriotism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of patriotism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of patriotism in a Sentence

  1. Ben Carson:

    Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you have to undermine three things -- our spiritual life, our patriotism, and our morality.

  2. Nancy Pelosi:

    Tonight, when President Trump looks into the gallery during his State of the Union, he will see the dignity, courage and patriotism of dozens of DREAMers.

  3. Nancy Pelosi:

    Last night, America delivered justice to the leader of ISIS and struck a serious blow to the terrorist group. Our entire nation is grateful for the patriotism of our military personnel and intelligence community.

  4. Henry Steele Commager:

    Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.

  5. Susan Collins:

    I'm very proud of the managers that we have, i believe that they bring to this case in the United States Senate great patriotism, great respect for the constitution of the Susan Collins, great comfort level in a courtroom, great commitment, again, to the Constitution.

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