patriotism

CEFRB2

/ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Love and strong support for one's country.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The actions of a patriot.

Examples

  • The spirit of patriotism has its source in the love of the family.

  • We must instill patriotism into the young people of today.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The desire to compete sharply with, and perhaps also dominate, other nations; nationalism.

  2. Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

More examples

In context

  • Near-synonyms: chauvinism, superpatriotism

  • In the hour of death we shall have the consolation to see established in the land of our fathers the most wonderful work of wisdom and disinterested patriotism that has ever yet appeared on the globe.

  • That public virtue, which among the ancients was denominated patriotism, is derived from a strong sense of our own interest in the preservation and prosperity of the free government of which we are members.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From patriot + -ism.