单词 | matriotism |
释义 | matriotismn. rare. Love for one's country, university, or other institution regarded in the role of a mother. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [noun] patriotism1716 matriotism1856 1856 J. R. Lowell Lett. (1894) I. 301 I am delighted with your matriotism ‘Rome, Venice, Cambridge!’ 1885 H. C. Beeching in Academy 14 Feb. 109/2 Though Mr. Lang's matriotism is thus divided, he has only one fatherland. 1961 J. Heller Catch-22 i. 9 Who's fighting for more votes for the decent folk? There's no patriotism, that's what it is. And no matriotism, neither. 1990 E. Bell Only when I Laugh v. 18 A matriot is..one who loves and loyally or zealously supports her motherland, her own planet... Matriotism..is yin to patriotism's yang. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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