Meaning of matriot | Babel Free
Definitions
- A patriot who is female or who embraces feminine values.
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Alternative letter-case form of matriot. alt-of
- A female who loves or celebrates the influence of women upon society.
- One who advocates for maternal or nurturing causes such as human rights, universal healthcare, the eradication of poverty, etc.
Examples
“Nor muſt it be forgot that the Scheme of a worthy matriot, and ſtrongly ſupported, though in vain, by moſt of the Gentlemen, who lately ſeceded, for reducing Intereſt to 3 per Cent.”
“A matriot loves his or her country but does not buy⟳ such exploitive slogans as “My country, right or wrong.””
“She was a matriot, and loved our country , though she thought the men who ruled were all gesture and no effect .”
“So a matriot loves the motherland, and the motherland is the land⟳.”
“A matriot is in contrast to a patriot. Matriots would do anything to stop⟳ killing as a way to solve⟳ problems. A matriot would never send⟳ her child or another mother's child to fight⟳ nonsense wars.”
“Men, who are in touch⟳ with the matriot inside of them, have⟳ also been important to the cause of eradicating war.”
“The matriot fights not only for the rights of a particular group (she transcends "woman") but also against economic and social privilege.”
“Most importantly, he was, as I will say⟳ further on, "a quiet rebel and a matriot."”
“In Book III the finding centers on a neologism: "matriot” (the word “patriot” deturned), not a woman necessarily, but adherence to “feminist mother poetics,” a mending but also fierce calling out of the destructive results of patriarchy.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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