CHAUVINISM

chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism

(noun) fanatical patriotism

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

chauvinism (countable and uncountable, plural chauvinisms)

(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.

(pejorative) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.

Synonyms

• jingoism

Source: Wiktionary

Chau"vin*ism, n. Etym: [F. chauvinisme, from Chauvin, a character represented as making grotesque and threatening displays of his attachment to his fallen chief, Napoleon I., in 1815.]

Definition: Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism.

– Chau"vin*ist, n.

– Chau`vin*is"tic (, a.

Note: To have a generous belief in the greatness of one's country is not chauvinism. It is the character of the latter quality to be wildly extravagant, to be fretful and childish and silly, to resent a doubt as an insult, and to offend by its very frankness. Prof. H. Tuttle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition