as in patriotism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country
her superpatriotism causes her to assume that countries desperately long to be just like her own
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Noun
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What was initially an unusual swell of Canadian patriotism a year ago has evolved into a new social and economic order for the country of 41 million.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Flags were hung to mark moments of patriotism, protest, or grief.—
Outside,
Outside,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Yet the growing influence of Christian nationalism in policy debates raises concerns about that neutrality.—
Brielle Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
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Iranians will first need to pick up the political and physical pieces of their lives, and although public fury at the government has not diminished, foreign military intervention has ignited a sense of millennia-old nationalism.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Superpatriotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotism. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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