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Patriotism Common

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Patriotism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

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

"Her deep patriotism drove her to volunteer every weekend at the local food bank, ensuring that neighbors in need were always taken care of."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
loyalty
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Americanism chauvinism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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