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JINGOISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fanatical patriotism
Synonyms:
chauvinism; jingoism; superpatriotism; ultranationalism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("jingoism" is a kind of...):
nationalism; patriotism (love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it)
Derivation:
jingoist (an extreme bellicose nationalist)
jingoistic (fanatically patriotic)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
Synonyms:
flag waving; jingoism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("jingoism" is a kind of...):
demagoguery; demagogy (impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace)
Derivation:
jingoist (an extreme bellicose nationalist)
jingoistic (fanatically patriotic)
