loyalty
loyalties
A person who feels loyalty to a nation, cause, or person feels a sense of allegiance, commitment, dedication toward them.
Loyalty is — you guessed it! — the quality of being loyal. People demonstrate their loyalty to a sports team by cheering for it, win or lose. People demonstrate their loyalty to a political party by voting only for the people of that party. Brand loyalty is the notion (or hope) that once consumers identify strongly with a particular brand or product, like a car or computer, they'll stick with that brand or maker when it comes time to buy new products.
Definitions of loyalty
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the quality of being loyal
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synonyms:
trueness
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Antonyms:
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disloyalty
the quality of being disloyal
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staunchness, steadfastness
loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
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allegiance, fealty
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
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nationalism, patriotism
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
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regionalism
loyalty to the interests of a particular region
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Americanism
loyalty to the United States and its institutions
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chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism
fanatical patriotism
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type of:
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faithfulness, fidelity
the quality of being faithful
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disloyalty
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the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action“they felt no loyalty to a losing team”
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synonyms:
allegiance, commitment, dedication
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communalism
loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole
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consecration
a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
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devotion
commitment to some purpose
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enlistment
the act of enlisting (as in a military service)
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faith
loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
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cultism
devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult
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hobbyism
a devotion to hobbies
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reenlistment
a renewed enlistment
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fetich, fetish
excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
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party spirit
devotion to a political party
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cooperation
joint operation or action
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feelings of allegiance
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love
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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love
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