matriotism

Meanings

1. School, hometown, or parish pride or loyalty, as opposed to nationalism or patriotism.
2. The love or celebration of a woman's influence upon society; the female equivalent to male patriotism.
3. The love of the motherland, as opposed to patriotism as love of the fatherland.
4. Pacifist patriotism; the love of society as opposed to the love of the state.
5. An enduring devotion to Mother Earth, ecology, sustainability, peace, and the survival of the human species.

1. Alternative letter-case form of matriotism.

Etymology

Blend of alma mater + patriotism, later reanalyzed as being derived from matri- by analogy with patriotism. Though attested since the mid-19th century, the continued placement of the word within quotation marks suggests it is often regarded as a neologism.