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patriotism

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pa·tri·ot·ism  (ptr--tzm)
n.
Love of and devotion to one's country.

patriotism [ˈpætrɪəˌtɪzəm]
n
devotion to one's own country and concern for its defence Compare nationalism

patriotism
a devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. — patriot, n. — patriotic, adj.
See also: Nationalism
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.patriotismpatriotism - 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"
loyalty, trueness - the quality of being loyal
Americanism - loyalty to the United States and its institutions

patriotism
noun nationalism, loyalty, flag-waving (informal), jingoism, love of your country He has joined the army out of a sense of patriotism.
Quotations
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" [Nathan Hale prior to his execution by the British in 1776]
"It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for your country (dulce et decorum est pro patria mori)" [Horace Odes]
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" [Dr. Johnson]
"And so, my fellow Americans; ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world; ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man" [John F. Kennedy inaugural address]
"England expects that every man will do his duty" [Horatio Nelson said at the Battle of Trafalgar]
"What do I mean by patriotism in the context of our times? ... a sense of national responsibility ... a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime" [Adlai Stevenson speech to the American Legion Convention]
"Never was patriot yet, but was a fool" [John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel]
"That kind of patriotism which consists in hating all other nations" [Elizabeth Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers]
"You'll never have a quiet world until you knock the patriotism out of the human race" [George Bernard Shaw O'Flaherty V.C.]
"Our country, right or wrong!" [Stephen Decatur toast]
"If I should die, think only this of me,"
"That there's some corner of a foreign field"
"That is for ever England" [Rupert Brooke The Soldier]
"Patriotism is a lively sense of collective responsibility. Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on its own dunghill" [Richard Aldington The Colonel's Daughter]
"patriotism: combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
Translations
patriotism [ˈpætrɪətɪzəm] Npatriotismo m
patriotism [ˈpeɪtriətɪzəm] npatriotisme m
patriotism
patriotism [ˈpætrɪəˌtɪzm] npatriottismo
patriotism [ˈpætrɪəˌtɪzm] npatriottismo


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There's precious little patriotism in the thoughts of any of you.
My Cabinet Selections were all made before our former interview, but you have supplied a noble instance of patriotism in subordinating your personal preferences to the general good.
Policy, the bane of artists demanded it, and so, for the sake of a thousand issues and a common front to the common foe, he placed the love of his life upon the altar of his patriotism, and went, a broken-hearted man, into the long exile.
 
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