Patriotism is devoted loyalty to your own country. A quiet patriotism.
It is usually distinguished from nationalism by being love of your own rather than dislike of others. Patriotism is claimed by every side in any argument about a country's future.
1nounpatriotismDevoted loyalty to your own country.
“His patriotism was real and had nothing to do with any flag.”
patriotism is a loyalty.
Proto-Indo-European
*peh₂-
Ancient Greek
πατριώτης — of the same country
Latin
patriōta — fellow countryman
Middle French
patriote
English
patriot
English, today
patriotism
Built from
From patriot + -ism. patriot comes from Middle French patriote, from Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (“of the same country”), from πατρίς (“father land", "country”), from πατήρ (“father”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA