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loyalty

/ˈlɔɪəlti/

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What does loyalty mean?

noun

  1. The state of being loyal; fidelity.
  2. Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlɔɪəlti/

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The sharp line of division between patriotism and loyalty had not yet been drawn --as it was drawn five years afterward.
John Clark Ridpath; G. Mercer (Graeme Mercer) Adam; Charles K. (Charles Keyser) EdmundsJames Otis, the Pre-RevolutionistProject Gutenberg ebook #722
But what carries a person over these hard stretches is not loyalty to duty in the abstract, but interest in his occupation.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
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An organized and continuous campaign of education along this line should prove an inexpensive means of increasing loyalty and efficiency among the men.
Walter Dill ScottIncreasing Human Efficiency in Business A Contribution to the Psychology of BusinessProject Gutenberg ebook #1319
In addition to all else are the lessons of loyalty and comradeship to come to them as the mere reversals of class antagonism?
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325
The men who teach it must be men who know what truth is, and the passionate loyalty which the search for truth inspiries.
Upton SinclairThe Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #1558