PATRIOTISM - Definition

Pronunciation:		'peytreeu`tizum
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

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	Synonyms:	nationalism

	See Also:	Americanism, chauvinism, jingoism, loyalty, superpatriotism, ultranationalism

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Patriotism Defines patriotism as being proud of your country and provides examples and symbols such as the flying of the flag, saying the Pledge of Allegiance, and voting. more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Pa"triotism\, n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.] Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country. --Berkley.