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patriotism

/ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/noun5 syllables

Patriotism means: love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it.

Synonyms for patriotism3

noun, as in love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

also used for patriotism

chauvinism, superpatriotism

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What does patriotism mean?1

noun

1

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it“they rode the same wave of popular patriotism”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Patriotism in a sentence

  • Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism.shekitten
  • When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.DJ_Saidez
  • We must instill patriotism into the young people of today.AlanF_US
  • The spirit of patriotism has its source in the love of the family.keegi
  • Many murders have been committed in the name of patriotism.pyrachi
  • Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.CM
  • Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.Dejo
  • Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.Dejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of patriotism

as a noun

plural
patriotisms