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Webster 1913 Edition

Patriotism

Pa′tri-ot-ism

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
patriotisme
.]
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.
Berkley.

Webster 1828 Edition

Patriotism

PAT'RIOTISM

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Noun.
Love of one's country; the passion which aims to serve one's country, either in defending it from invasion, or protecting its rights and maintaining its laws and institutions in vigor and purity. Patriotism is the characteristic of a good citizen, the noblest passion that animates a man in the character of a citizen.

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