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patriotism
pa·tri·ot·ism P0116300 (pā′trē-ə-tĭz′əm)n. Love of and devotion to one's country.patriotism (ˈpætrɪəˌtɪzəm) ndevotion to one's own country and concern for its defence. Compare nationalismpa•tri•ot•ism (ˈpeɪ tri əˌtɪz əm; esp. Brit. ˈpæ-)
n. devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty. [1720–30] patriotisma devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. — patriot, n. — patriotic, adj.See also: NationalismThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  patriotism - 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"nationalismloyalty, trueness - the quality of being loyalAmericanism - loyalty to the United States and its institutionschauvinism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism, jingoism - fanatical patriotism |
patriotismnoun nationalism, loyalty, flag-waving (informal), jingoism, love of your country He has joined the army out of a sense of patriotism.Quotations
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" [Nathan Hale prior to his execution by the British in 1776]
"It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for your country (dulce et decorum est pro patria mori)" [Horace Odes]
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" [Dr. Johnson]
"And so, my fellow Americans; ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world; ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man" [John F. Kennedy inaugural address]
"England expects that every man will do his duty" [Horatio Nelson said at the Battle of Trafalgar]
"What do I mean by patriotism in the context of our times? ... a sense of national responsibility ... a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime" [Adlai Stevenson speech to the American Legion Convention]
"Never was patriot yet, but was a fool" [John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel]
"That kind of patriotism which consists in hating all other nations" [Elizabeth Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers]
"You'll never have a quiet world until you knock the patriotism out of the human race" [George Bernard Shaw O'Flaherty V.C.]
"Our country, right or wrong!" [Stephen Decatur toast]
"If I should die, think only this of me,"
"That there's some corner of a foreign field"
"That is for ever England" [Rupert Brooke The Soldier]
"Patriotism is a lively sense of collective responsibility. Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on its own dunghill" [Richard Aldington The Colonel's Daughter]
"patriotism: combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]Translationspatriot (ˈpeitriət) , (ˈpatriət) noun a person who loves (and serves) his country. Many terrorists consider themselves to be patriots fighting for freedom. 愛國者 爱国者patriotic (pӕtriˈotik) , ((especially American) pei-) adjective (negative unpatriotic) having or showing great love for one's country. He is so patriotic that he refuses to buy anything made abroad. 愛國的 爱国的ˌpatriˈotically adverb 愛國地 爱国地ˈpatriotism (ˈpӕ-) , ((especially American) ˈpei-) noun (the showing of) great love for one's country. 愛國主義 爱国主义
Patriotism
Patriotism love for or devotion to one’s fatherland, the desire to serve the interests of one’s country through one’s actions. “Patriotism is one of the most deeply ingrained sentiments, inculcated by the existence of separate fatherlands for hundreds and thousands of years” (V. I. Lenin, Poln. sobr. soch., 5th ed., vol. 37, p. 190). Historically, elements of patriotism existed in antiquity in the form of attachment to one’s homeland, language, and traditions. In a class society patriotism becomes class oriented, for every class expresses its attitude to the fatherland through its specific interests. With the development of capitalism, the formation of nations, and the establishment of national states, patriotism becomes an integral component of social consciousness. As class antagonisms sharpen, however, and the bourgeoisie becomes the ruling class, its patriotism ceases to reflect nationwide interests, as was the case in the period of the struggle against feudalism. The patriotism of the bourgeoisie allies itself with nationalism and chauvinism and is limited to exploitative interests, for “capital places the safeguarding of the alliance of the capitalists of all countries against the working people above the interests of the fatherland, of the people, or of what you will” (ibid., vol. 36, pp. 328–29). The petite bourgeoisie is characterized by national narrow-mindedness and national egoism, and these features govern its attitude toward the fatherland and other peoples. In bourgeois society the proletariat acts as the articulator of the people’s fundamental national interests, and hence as the bearer of genuine patriotism. In his article “On the National Pride of the Great Russians,” written during World War I, V. I. Lenin remarked: “Is a sense of national pride alien to us, Great-Russian class-conscious proletarians? Certainly not! We love our language and our country, and we are doing our very utmost to raise her toiling masses (i.e., nine-tenths of her population) to the level of a democratic and socialist consciousness” (ibid., vol. 26, p. 107). Genuine patriotism is incompatible with cosmopolitanism and nationalism. In the course of the socialist revolution the social nature of the fatherland changes. It moves to socialism, which is the object of national pride and the real fatherland of the toilers. A socialist patriotism of all the people develops; this patriotism harmoniously combines love for the best national traditions of one’s people with a selfless devotion to socialism and communism and with a respect for other peoples. Socialist patriotism is inseparably connected with proletarian internationalism. In Lenin’s words, “without this patriotism, we would not have succeeded in defending the Soviet Republic, in doing away with private property. … This is the finest revolutionary patriotism” (ibid, vol. 42, p. 124). Socialist patriotism found its most vivid manifestation during the Civil War and Military Intervention of 1918–20 in Russia and the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union of 1941–45. Under the conditions of the consolidation and development of a new historical community of people—the Soviet people—all-Union political and sociopsychological values are being established. There appears in the Soviet man a national pride that embraces the Soviet Union as a whole; such pride is an important element of socialist patriotism. With the formation of the world socialist system, “the patriotism of the citizens of socialist society is embodied in devotion and fidelity to one’s homeland and to the entire community of socialist countries” (Programma KPSS, 1974, p. 120). The ideas and feelings of socialist patriotism are an important factor in the political and labor activity of the masses during the construction of communism. The CPSU considers the education of the Soviet people in the spirit of an organic union of socialist patriotism and internationalism to be one of its most important tasks. REFERENCESLeninizm i natsional’nyi vopros v sovremennykh usloviiakh, 2nd ed., Moscow, 1974.
Rogachev, P. M., and M. A. Sverdlin. Patriotizm i obshchestvennyi progress. Moscow, 1974.M. M. SKIBITSKII PatriotismSee also Chauvinism, Loyalty.America, Captaincomic-strip character known as the “protector of the American way.” [Comics: Horn, 155–156]Americanelm traditional symbol of American patriotism. [Tree Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 182]Cincinnatusfarmer-hero who defeated Rome’s enemies, returned in triumph, went back to his farm. [Rom. Hist.: EB (1963) V, 712]Fourth of July“Independence Day”; day celebrating adoption of the Declaration of Independence. [Am. Hist.: Misc.]Hale, Nathan (1755–1776)hero of American revolution; famous for “I regret I have but one life to give for my country.” [Am. Hist.: Hart, 341]Joanof Arc, St. (1412–1431) heroically followed call to save France. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 187]nasturtiumsymbolizes love of country. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176]Nolan, Philiplong banished, he comes at last to passionately love the United States before his death. [Am. Lit.: Hale The Man Without a Country in Magill I, 553]Uncle Sampersonification of U.S. government. [Am. Folklore: Misc.]patriotism
Synonyms for patriotismnoun nationalismSynonyms- nationalism
- loyalty
- flag-waving
- jingoism
- love of your country
Synonyms for patriotismnoun love of country and willingness to sacrifice for itSynonymsRelated Words- loyalty
- trueness
- Americanism
- chauvinism
- superpatriotism
- ultranationalism
- jingoism
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