amor patriae
[ ah-mohr-pah-tree-ahy; English ey-mawr pey-tree-ee ]
nounLatin.
love of one's country; patriotism.
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How to use amor patriae in a sentence
When he goes to State dinners to fill out his skin,amor patriae leaks out as the turtle goes in.
It is but the English amor patriae carried to too great an excess.
Diary in America, Series Two | Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)The social virtues were unknown, the amor patriae became a chimera.
The System of Nature, Volume 2 | Paul Henri Thiery (Baron D'Holbach)
British Dictionary definitions for amor patriae
amor patriae
/ Latin (ˈæmɔː ˈpætrɪˌiː) /
noun
love of one's country; patriotism
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