patriot
patriot is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests. Bp. Hall. Such tears as patriots shaed for dying laws. Pope.
- 2.Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- benevolence
- benevolent
- chivalric
- chivalry
- citizen
- civism
- common
- communism
- communist
- cosmopolitan
- cosmopolitanism
- cosmopolite
- country
- errant
- errantry
- generosity
- generous
- happiness
- humane
- humanitarian
- humanitarianism
- humanity
- knight
- large-hearted
- love
- nationality
- nihil
- number
- patriotic
- patriotism
- perdu
- phalansterianism
- philanthropic
- philanthropist
- philanthropy
- pro
- public
- science
- social
- socialism
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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