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The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. [1] When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethnic nationalist connotations. A homeland may also be referred to as a fatherland, a motherland, or a mother country, depending on the culture and language of the nationality in ...
The inscription on Trajan's Column includes Pater Patriae as one of the title of Trajan. Pater Patriae (plural Patres Patriae) was an honorific title in ancient Rome.In Latin, it means "father of the country", or more literally, "father of the fatherland".
The Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a person considered the driving force behind the establishment of a country, state, or nation. Pater Patriae (plural Patres Patriae), also seen as Parens Patriae, was a Roman honorific meaning the "Father of the Fatherland", bestowed by the Senate on heroes, and later on emperors.
Fatherland is the nation of one's "fathers", "forefathers" or "patriarchs". Fatherland may also refer to: The Fatherland, a 1914-1917 American World War I-era pro-German periodical; Fatherland, a film directed by Ken Loach; Fatherland (horse) (1990–1993), an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
The line translates: "It is sweet and proper to die for one's country." The Latin word patria (homeland), literally meaning the country of one's fathers (in Latin, patres) or ancestors, is the source of the French word for a country, patrie, and of the English word "patriot" (one who loves their country).
By 'patriotism' I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life, which one believes to be the best in the world but has no wish to force upon other people. Patriotism is of its nature defensive, both militarily and culturally. Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from the desire for power.
Patriarchy literally means "the rule of the father" [9] [4] and comes from the Greek πατριάρχης (patriarkhēs), [10] [11] "father or chief of a race", [12] which is a compound of πατριά (patria), "lineage, descent, family, fatherland" [13] (from πατήρ patēr, "father") [14] and ἀρχή (arkhē), "domination, authority ...
God, Honour, Fatherland [a] or Honour and Fatherland (Polish: Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna or Honor i Ojczyzna) is one of the unofficial mottos of Poland. It is commonly seen as the motto of the military of Poland , and has been confirmed as such by several Polish legal decrees.