Patriotism vs. Nationalism

Patriotismnoun

Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

Patriotismnoun

The actions of a patriot

Patriotismnoun

The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.

Patriotismnoun

Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

Patriotismnoun

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

Patriotismnoun

the quality of being patriotic; devotion to and vigorous support for one's country

Patriotism

Patriotism or national pride is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to a homeland or the country and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiment to create a feeling of oneness among the people. This attachment can be a combination of many different feelings, language relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects.

Nationalismnoun

Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.

Nationalismnoun

Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).

Nationalismnoun

Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Nationalismnoun

The state of being national; national attachment; nationality.

Nationalismnoun

An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.

Nationalismnoun

National independence; the principles of the Nationalists.

Nationalismnoun

A devotion to one's country; patriotism;

Nationalismnoun

The policy of advocating the independence of one's country.

Nationalismnoun

The policy of advocating the interests of one's own country exclusively, regardless of effects of a country's actions on other countries.

Nationalismnoun

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

Nationalismnoun

the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can co-exist peacefully and equitably in a single country

Nationalismnoun

the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

Nationalismnoun

the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals

Nationalismnoun

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations

Nationalismnoun

advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people

Nationalism

Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty (self-governance) over its homeland.