Hypertext Webster Gateway: "patriotism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Patriotism \Pa"tri*ot*ism\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
patriotism
n : love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it [syn: {nationalism}]
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