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Patriot (American Revolution) Patriots (also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs) were those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution and in July 1776 declared the United States of America an independent nation.
Wiktionary (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: patriotism (Noun). Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country.t is a related sentiment to nationalism. The English term patriot is first attested in the Elizabethan era, via Middle French from Late Latin patriota countryman, ultimately from Greek ÏÎ±ÏÏÎ¹ÏÏÎ·Ï countryman, from ÏÎ±ÏÏÎ¯Ï, fatherland. The abstract noun patriotism appears in the early 18th century.