patriotism

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

   they rode the same wave of popular patriotism

2. 2
   noun

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

   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.

3. 3
   noun

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

   Near-synonyms: chauvinism, superpatriotism

4. 4
   noun

   The actions of a patriot.

Etymology

From patriot + -ism.