different between heroism vs patriotism

English

Etymology

From French héroïsme.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?????z?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??o??z?m/

Noun

heroism (countable and uncountable, plural heroisms)

1. The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:goodness

Related terms

• hero
• heroic
• heroics
• heroine

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “heroism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Moshier, heirmos, more-ish, moreish

English

Etymology

From patriot +? -ism

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pæt?i.??t?z?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?pe?t?i.??t?z?m/

Noun

patriotism (countable and uncountable, plural patriotisms)

1. Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
2. The actions of a patriot
3. The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.

Synonyms

• (love of country): nationalism
• (nationalism): jingoism, chauvinism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism

Derived terms

• matriotism
• patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French patriotisme

Noun

patriotism n (uncountable)

1. patriotism

Declension