Chauvinism
CHAUVINISM, a term for unreasonable and exaggerated patriotism, the French equivalent of "Jingoism." The word originally signified idolatry of Napoleon, being taken from a much-wounded veteran, Nicholas Chauvin, who, by his adoration of the emperor, became the type of blind enthusiasm for national military glory.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
