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
