patriotism
/ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/noun5 syllables
Patriotism means: love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it.
Synonyms for patriotism3
noun, as in love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
What does patriotism mean?1
noun
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love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it“they rode the same wave of popular patriotism”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Patriotism in a sentence
- Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism.shekitten
- When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.DJ_Saidez
- We must instill patriotism into the young people of today.AlanF_US
- The spirit of patriotism has its source in the love of the family.keegi
- Many murders have been committed in the name of patriotism.pyrachi
- Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.CM
- Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.Dejo
- Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.Dejo
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of patriotism
as a noun
- plural
- patriotisms