patriotism
pat·rio·tism
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”
Origin
From patriot + -ism.
Phrases
- patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel
- plastic patriotism
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