matriotism /ˈmeɪtɹi.ətɪzəm/ noun5 •The love of the motherland, as opposed to patriotism as love of the fatherland. •School, hometown, or parish pride or loyalty, as opposed to nationalism or patriotism.I am delighted with your matriotism. "Rome, Venice, Cambridge!" I take it for an ascending scale, Rome being the first step and Cambridge the glowing apex. — 1856 •The love or celebration of a woman's influence upon society; the female equivalent to male patriotism. •Pacifist patriotism; the love of society as opposed to the love of the state. •An enduring devotion to Mother Earth, ecology, sustainability, peace, and the survival of the human species.