Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Patriotism \Pa"tri*ot*ism\, n. [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.

Source : WordNet®

patriotism
     n : love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it [syn: {nationalism}]