matriotism

  1. Noun.  Hometown, school, or parish pride or loyalty, as opposed to nationalism or patriotism.
  2. Noun.  Love or celebration of a woman's influence upon society; a women's equivalent to male patriotism.
  3. Noun.  Love of the motherland, as opposed to patriotism as love of the fatherland. .
  4. Noun.  Pacifist patriotism; love of society as opposed to love of the state.

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