patriotism
Plural: patriotisms
Noun
- love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
- "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"
- Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
- The actions of a patriot
- The desire to compete sharply with, and perhaps also dominate, other nations; nationalism.
Origin / Etymology
From patriot + -ism.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
patriotism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpatriotism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patriotism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
patriotism: valid Words With Friends Word