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What does patriotism mean?

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Noun
  1. Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
  2. The actions of a patriot
  3. The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.
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Perhaps if the heroic hymnic patriotism had been proposed, the sarcastic young firebrand of the piano concerto would have jibbed.
In the face of this lack of true patriotism and support, of what use is money?
Furthermore, this portrait symbolizes the patriotism felt in this country with the three American flags waving in the background.
Mindless jingoism is often mistaken for patriotism in this country and that's wrong.
The intervening time has seen a remarkable amount of rumormongering, jingoism, blind adherence to rumor, and armchair patriotism.
The world would be a much better place if today's washed-up actresses saw patriotism as the route to respectability.

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