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patriotism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/ (UK)
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• /ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English patriot Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English patriotism From patriot + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
   • I told the Governors that I had never questioned the capacity or the sincerity or the ability of a man because he belonged to a different political party. No party had an overriding claim to patriotism. The times, I said, demanded that we put away our differences and close ranks in a determined effort to make our system of government function. 1971, Lyndon Johnson, “"I feel like I have already been here a year"”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 28:
   • 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. 1803, Thomas Jefferson, Letter to George Clinton, volume ME 10:440:
   • In Europe's capital, Brussels, technocrats, strategists and legislators increasingly see their role as being the global balancer between America and China. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, a German member of the European Parliament, calls it 'European patriotism.' The Europeans play both sides, and if they do it well, they profit handsomely 2008 January 27, Pagag Khanna, “Waving Goodbye to Hegemony”, in New York Times, page 34:
   • The most extraordinary positive development in Czechoslovakia since its creation in 1918, the tumultuous outpouring of patriotism and protest was dared by students and intellectuals and soon embraced steel-workers and elderly pensioners. 1990, Ivana Edwards, “A funeral in Prague”, in Massachusetts Review, volume 31, number 3, page 317:
   • "I have the intense patriotism of an immigrant," says Ferguson 2008 June 23, Lisa Ingrassia, “Flying High with Craig Ferguson”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 69, Iss. 24, page 71:
   • The subject of his play was the fate of Agis, the young and heroic King of Sparta: it gave the ideal of patriotism, relieved by the tenderness of sorrow, and the fidelity of love. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A First Night”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 69:
   • Both Blimps and highbrows took for granted, as though it were a law of nature, the divorce between patriotism and intelligence. If you were a patriot you read Blackwood's Magazine and publicly thanked God that you were "not brainy". If you were an intellectual you sniggered at the Union Jack and regarded physical courage as barbarous. It is obvious that this preposterous convention cannot continue... Patriotism and intelligence will have to come together again. 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn:
   • 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. 1776, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol I, ch 1-pt ii:
2. (countable, uncountable) The actions of a patriot.
3. (countable, uncountable) The desire to compete sharply with, and perhaps also dominate, other nations; nationalism.
   • "It is not only an international sports event, but also a very important political mission," stated a 2006 opinion article in the People's Daily. "It is not only an Olympic feast for the Chinese people, it can also arouse Chinese patriotism." 2008 February 15, Peter Ford, “Spielberg helps spoil China^s hope for a politics-free Olympics”, in Christian Science Monitor, page 1:
   • Near-synonyms: chauvinism, superpatriotism
   • Patriotism cannot be good. What produces war is the desire for an exclusive good for one’s own nation – that is called patriotism. And so to abolish war, it is necessary to abolish patriotism, and to abolish patriotism, it is necessary first to become convinced that it is an evil. 1896 January 2, Leo Wiener, “Patriotism or Peace”, in The Kingdom of God is within You; Christianity and Patriotism Miscellanies, Moscow, translation of letter to Manson by Count Lev N. Tolstoy:
   • Economic protectionism within the older member states has, in fact, increased in the past year. Calls for economic patriotism have given rise to efforts to create national champions designed to protect key strategic industries from foreign competition. 2006 Nov/Dec, “Danger and Opportunity in Eastern Europe”, in Foreign Affairs, volume 85, number 6, page 117:
   • The idea that Ireland's rugby and soccer fans would have to go to England to follow their teams was intrinsically unpalatable, Kelly said, but he was also motivated by common sense: "That would have been an immense cost to the economy, it would have been a major drain on the fans, but the prestige and image of the country would also have been affected badly." / His pragmatic patriotism paid off. 2007 February 6, Michael Moynihan, “For First Time, Croke Park Is Ireland^s Common Ground”, in Washington Post:

Forms

Coordinates

chauvinism · jingoism · ultranationalism · ethnocentrism · nationalism

Deriveds

plastic patriotism · matriotism · linguopatriotism · hyperpatriotism · ultrapatriotism · overpatriotism · patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel · antipatriotism · unpatriotism

Synonyms

chauvinism · superpatriotism

Translations (113)

tl pagkamakabayan (love of one's own country) · tg ватанпарастӣ (love of one's own country) · kmr welatperwerî (love of one's own country) · sq patriotizëm (love of one's own country) · hy հայրենասիրություն (love of one's own country) · cmn 愛國心 /爱国心 (love of one's own country) · lv patriotisms (love of one's own country) · da patriotisme (love of one's own country) · af patriotisme (love of one's own country) · uz patriotizm (love of one's own country) · vi lòng ái quốc (love of one's own country) · my ဝံသာနုရက္ခိတ (love of one's own country) · sh ро̏дољӯбље (love of one's own country) · sq atdhedashuri (love of one's own country) · is ættjarðarást (love of one's own country) · km ស្វទេសក្តី (love of one's own country) · bg патриоти́зъм (love of one's own country) · fa-ira وَطَنپَرَسْتی (love of one's own country) · ka მამულიშვილობა (love of one's own country) · la amor patriae (love of one's own country) · ar مَحَبَّةْ وَطَن (love of one's own country) · tg ватандӯстӣ (love of one's own country) · hi देशप्रेम (love of one's own country) · mk родољубие (love of one's own country) · kk отаншылдық (love of one's own country) · km ការស្នេហាជាតិ (love of one's own country) · hu hazafiasság (love of one's own country) · ro patriotism (love of one's own country) · ja 愛国主義 (love of one's own country) · mk патриоти́зам (love of one's own country) · pt patriotismo (love of one's own country) · mi tāmauhanga whenua (love of one's own country) · ur حُبُّ ٱلْوَطَنی (love of one's own country) · kk патриотизм (love of one's own country) · cmn 愛國主義 /爱国主义 (love of one's own country) · sl patriotizem (love of one's own country) · sk patriotizmus (love of one's own country) · kk патриоттық (love of one's own country) · tr ülke sevgisi (love of one's own country) · my ဇာတိမာန် (love of one's own country) · sh patriotìzam (love of one's own country) · tg ватанпарварӣ (love of one's own country) · bn দেশপ্রেম (love of one's own country) · fa-ira میهَندوسْتی (love of one's own country) · ja 愛国心 (love of one's own country) · yue 愛國主義 /爱国主义 (love of one's own country) · tr yurtseverlik (love of one's own country) · sv patriotism (love of one's own country) · bn স্বদেশপ্রেম (love of one's own country) · ka პატრიოტიზმი (love of one's own country) · my ဇာတိသွေး (love of one's own country) · ar وَطَنِيَّة (love of one's own country) · ko 애국심 (love of one's own country) · ko 애국주의 (love of one's own country) · th ความรักชาติ (love of one's own country) · az vətənpərvərlik (love of one's own country) · uz vatanparvarlik (love of one's own country) · ur وَطَن پَرَسْتی (love of one's own country) · de Patriotismus (love of one's own country) · vo lomänäl (love of one's own country) · kk ұлтжандылық (love of one's own country) · yue 愛國心 /爱国心 (love of one's own country) · he פַּטְרִיוֹטִיּוּת (love of one's own country) · ps هېوادپالنه (love of one's own country) · pl patriotyzm (love of one's own country) · es patriotismo (love of one's own country) · fa-ira میهَنپَرَسْتی (love of one's own country) · sh патриотѝзам (love of one's own country) · ar حُبّ وَطَن (love of one's own country) · sh rȍdoljūblje (love of one's own country) · tk patriotizm (love of one's own country) · cs patriotismus (love of one's own country) · az yurdsevərlik (love of one's own country) · tr vatanperverlik (love of one's own country) · id cinta tanah air (love of one's own country) · vi chủ nghĩa yêu nước (love of one's own country) · mn эх оронч үзэл (love of one's own country) · yi פּאַטריאָטיזם (love of one's own country) · nl patriottisme (love of one's own country) · hu hazaszeretet (love of one's own country) · kmr welatparêzî (love of one's own country) · hi देशानुराग (love of one's own country) · kmr patriyotîzm (love of one's own country) · sh до̏мољӯбље (love of one's own country) · gv graih çheerey (love of one's own country) · my မျိုးချစ်စိတ် (love of one's own country) · fr patriotisme (love of one's own country) · tr vatanseverlik (love of one's own country) · sh dȍmoljūblje (love of one's own country) · tt ватанпәрвәрлек (love of one's own country) · hi स्वदेशानुराग (love of one's own country) · eu abertzaletasun (love of one's own country) · nb patriotisme (love of one's own country) · uk патріоти́зм (love of one's own country) · et patriotism (love of one's own country) · hi देशभक्ति (love of one's own country) · hu patriotizmus (love of one's own country) · ug ۋەتەنپەرۋەرلىك (love of one's own country) · gl patriotismo (love of one's own country) · fi isänmaallisuus (love of one's own country) · cs vlastenectví (love of one's own country) · el πατριωτισμός (love of one's own country) · ru патриоти́зм (love of one's own country) · km វីរភាព (love of one's own country) · ms patriotisme (love of one's own country) · lo ຄວາມຮັກຊາດ (love of one's own country) · ca patriotisme (love of one's own country) · ga tírghrá (love of one's own country) · id patriotisme (love of one's own country) · sk vlastenectvo (love of one's own country) · kk отансүйгіштік (love of one's own country) · ky мекенчилдик (love of one's own country) · be патрыяты́зм (love of one's own country)