patriotism

noun3

1. •
   Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

   • In the hour of death we shall have the consolation to see established in the land of our fathers the most wonderful work of wisdom and disinterested patriotism that has ever yet appeared on the globe. — 1803
2. •
   The actions of a patriot.
3. •
   The desire to compete sharply with, and perhaps also dominate, other nations; nationalism.