Love of or devotion to one's country or civic duties; patriotic feeling or the practice of good citizenship.
From Latin 'civis' (citizen) plus the suffix '-ism' (indicating a practice, system, or ideology). It emerged in the 18th-19th centuries as a term for civic-minded behavior.
Civism captures a particular kind of patriotism—not aggressive nationalism, but the quiet belief that being a good citizen and contributing to your community matters. It's the ideology of civic responsibility.
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