allegiance

Noun

Meaning

The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state.

Devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

loyalty fealty commitment dedication fidelity attachment devotion adherence faithfulness steadfastness devotedness religiousness support side love
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Antonyms

amour attack business apostasy subversion fornication
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Hypernyms

cooperation loyalty trueness

Hyponyms

faith devotion consecration enlistment communalism

Phrases with the word

Pledge of Allegiance oath of allegiance blind allegiance absolute allegiance allegiance to one's country moral allegiance

Examples

his long commitment to public service Source: Internet

they felt no loyalty to a losing team Source: Internet

Aarau capitulated after a short resistance, and was forced to swear allegiance to the new rulers. Source: Internet

Accession Elizabeth became queen at the age of 25, and declared her intentions to her Council and other peers who had come to Hatfield to swear allegiance. Source: Internet

Affiliation is often retained in families for generations, and being Hasidic is as much a sociological factor, entailing birth into a specific community and allegiance to a dynasty of Rebbes, as it is a purely religious one. Source: Internet

After pledging allegiance, the teenager removed photos of soccer, a sport forbidden by the group near the end of its reign. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Allegheny spurge Allegheny stonecrop Allegheny vine allegiance to one's country allegiance to one's nation allegiance to russia