Patriotisme

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Patriotismus , 🇪🇸 patriotismo , 🇮🇹 patriottismo , 🇵🇹 patriotismo , 🇨🇳 爱国主义 , 🇯🇵 愛国主義 , 🇰🇷 애국주의 , 🇸🇦 محبة الوطن , 🇮🇳 राष्ट्रीयता

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Etymology

The French noun *patriotisme* comes from *patriot* (late 16th c.) plus the suffix *‑isme*. *Patriot* itself is borrowed from the Latin *patriota* (c. 3rd c. BCE), which in turn derives from the Greek *patriōtēs* “native of one’s own country”, formed from *patēr* “father” + the suffix *‑ōtēs* meaning “belonging to”. Thus *patriotisme* literally means “the doctrine of belonging to one’s own country” and entered French in the early modern period, keeping the classical Greek‑Latin base while acquiring the French noun‑forming suffix *‑isme*.

Synonyms

amour du pays loyauté nationale dévotion nationale nationalisme sens du devoir national esprit patriotique sentiment de fierté nationale affection pour la patrie

Antonyms

antipatriotisme dénationalisme déloyauté apolitisme indifférence