Patriotism
Love and attachment to one's country / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Patriotism (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Nationalism.
Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and a sense of attachment to a country or state. This attachment can be a combination of different feelings for things such as the language of one's homeland, and its ethnic, cultural, political, or historical aspects. It may encompass a set of concepts closely related to nationalism, mostly civic nationalism and sometimes cultural nationalism.[1][page needed][2]
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with Western culture and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (July 2020) |