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matriotism

noun
/ˈmeɪtɹi.ətɪzəm/UK

Etymology

Blend of alma mater + patriotism, later reanalyzed as being derived from matri- by analogy with patriotism. Though attested since the mid-19th century, the continued placement of the word within quotation marks suggests it is often regarded as a neologism.

  1. derived from πατριώτης
  2. derived from patriōta
  3. derived from patriote
  4. suffixed as patriotism — “patriot + ism”
  5. compounded as matriotism — “alma mater + patriotism”

Definitions

  1. School, hometown, or parish pride or loyalty, as opposed to nationalism or patriotism.

    • I am delighted with your ma'''triotism. "Rome, Venice, Cambridge!" I take it for an ascending scale, Rome being the first step and Cambridge the glowing apex.

  2. The love or celebration of a woman's influence upon society

    The love or celebration of a woman's influence upon society; the female equivalent to male patriotism.

  3. The love of the motherland, as opposed to patriotism as love of the fatherland.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Pacifist patriotism

      Pacifist patriotism; the love of society as opposed to the love of the state.

    2. An enduring devotion to Mother Earth, ecology, sustainability, peace, and the survival of…

      An enduring devotion to Mother Earth, ecology, sustainability, peace, and the survival of the human species.

    3. Alternative letter-case form of matriotism.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA