patriotism

patriotism
noun Date: circa 1726 love for or devotion to one's country

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  • patriotism — PATRIOTÍSM s.n. Sentiment de dragoste şi devotament fată de patrie şi de popor, statornicit în decursul istoriei. [pr.: tri o ] – Din fr. patriotisme. Trimis de valeriu, 27.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  PATRIOTÍSM s. 1. (livr.) civism. (Act de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Patriotism — Pa tri*ot*ism, n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.] 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. Berkley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • patriotism — (n.) 1726, from PATRIOT (Cf. patriot) + ISM (Cf. ism) …   Etymology dictionary

  • patriotism — [n] love of one’s country allegiance, chauvinism, flag waving, loyalty, nationalism, public spirit; concept 689 …   New thesaurus

  • patriotism — [pā′trē ə tiz΄əm] n. [ PATRIOT + ISM] love and loyal or zealous support of one s country …   English World dictionary

  • Patriotism — For the movie, see Patriotism (film). Residents in the United States plant American Flags in the wake of disasters as a patriotic symbol of hope. Patriotism is a devotion to one s country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the… …   Wikipedia

  • patriotism — n. 1) to display, show patriotism 2) (an) ardent, fervent, strong; sincere patriotism * * * fervent showpatriotism sincere patriotism strong (an) ardent to display …   Combinatory dictionary

  • patriotism — [[t]pæ̱triətɪzəm, pe͟ɪt [/t]] N UNCOUNT Patriotism is love for your country and loyalty towards it. He was a country boy who had joined the army out of a sense of patriotism and adventure... We live in an age when patriotism is often sneered at …   English dictionary

  • patriotism — patriot ► NOUN ▪ a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it. DERIVATIVES patriotic adjective patriotically adverb patriotism noun. ORIGIN Latin patriota fellow countryman , from Greek patris fatherland …   English terms dictionary

  • patriotism — noun love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it (Freq. 3) they rode the same wave of popular patriotism British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high • Syn: ↑nationalism • Derivationally related forms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Patriotism (film) — Infobox Film name = Patriotism image size = caption = director = Domoto Masaki Yukio Mishima producer = Yukio Mishima writer = Yukio Mishima narrator = starring = Yukio Mishima Yoshiko Tsuruoka music = cinematography = Kimio Watanabe editing =… …   Wikipedia

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