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[ adjective ] fanatically patriotic

Used in print

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

With traditional nationalistic spirit , some Englishmen claim that English Catholicism is Catholicism at its best .

In this connection , it has been observed that the increasing number of Irish Catholics , priests and laity , in England , while certainly seen as good for Catholicism , is nevertheless a source of embarrassment for some of the more nationalistic English Catholics , especially when these Irishmen offer to remind their Christian brethren of this good .

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patriotic

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[ adjective ] fanatically patriotic

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patriotic

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[ adjective ] devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others

Synonyms

nationalist

Examples

"nationalist aspirations" "minor nationalistic differences"

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national

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