[syn: chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
jingoism \jin"go*ism\, n.
1. The policy of the Jingoes, so called. See Jingo, 2.
[Cant, Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: A bellicose patriotism; aggressive chauvinism;
belligerence in international relations.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jingoism
n 1: an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions [syn: flag
waving, jingoism]
2: fanatical patriotism [syn: chauvinism, jingoism,
superpatriotism, ultranationalism]