What does loyalty mean?
Definitions for loyalty
ˈlɔɪ əl tiloy·al·ty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word loyalty.
Princeton's WordNet
loyalty, truenessnoun
the quality of being loyal
loyaltynoun
feelings of allegiance
commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedicationnoun
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
"his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
Wiktionary
loyaltynoun
Unswerving in allegiance.
loyaltynoun
Faithful in allegiance to one's lawful sovereign or government.
loyaltynoun
Faithful to a private person to whom fidelity is due.
loyaltynoun
Faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product.
loyaltynoun
The state of being loyal; fidelity.
Etymology: loiauté (Modern loyauté) from loial + -té
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Loyaltynoun
Etymology: loiaulte, French.
Though loyalty, well held, to fools does make
Our faith meer folly; yet he that can endure
To follow with allegiance a fall’n lord,
Does conquer him that did his master conquer. William Shakespeare.To day shalt thou behold a subject die
For truth, for duty, and for loyalty. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.Commissions flaw’d the heart
Of all their loyalties. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.He had never had any veneration for the court, but only such loyalty to the king as the law required. Edward Hyde.
Abdiel faithful found
Unshaken, unseduc’d, unterrify’d,
His loyalty he kept. John Milton.
Wikipedia
Loyalty
Loyalty is a devotion and faithfulness to a nation, cause, philosophy, country, group, or person. Philosophers disagree on what can be an object of loyalty, as some argue that loyalty is strictly interpersonal and only another human being can be the object of loyalty. The definition of loyalty in law and political science is the fidelity of an individual to a nation, either one's nation of birth, or one's declared home nation by oath (naturalization).
ChatGPT
loyalty
Loyalty is a strong feeling of support, allegiance, or devotion towards someone or something. It involves a sense of commitment and duty, often following through with actions that uphold the interests of the person, group, or cause one is loyal to, even in challenging circumstances. Loyalty is a key element in personal, professional, and social relationships and it can be towards a partner, friend, employer, country, brand, or ideals and beliefs.
Webster Dictionary
Loyaltynoun
the state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc
Wikidata
Loyalty
Loyalty is faithfulness or a devotion to a person, country, group, or cause. There are many aspects to loyalty. John Kleinig, professor of Philosophy at City University of New York, observes that over the years the idea has been treated by creative writers from Aeschylus through John Galsworthy to Joseph Conrad, by psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, scholars of religion, political economists, scholars of business and marketing, and — most particularly — by political theorists, who deal with it in terms of loyalty oaths and patriotism. As a philosophical concept, loyalty was largely untreated by philosophers until the work of Josiah Royce, the "grand exception" in Kleinig's words. John Ladd, professor of Philosophy at Brown University writing in the Macmillan Encyclopaedia of Philosophy in 1967, observes that by that time the subject had received "scant attention in philosophical literature". This he attributed to "odious" associations that the subject had with nationalism, including the nationalism of Nazism, and with the metaphysics of idealism, which he characterized as "obsolete". He argued that such associations were, however, faulty, and that the notion of loyalty is "an essential ingredient in any civilized and humane system of morals". Kleinig observes that from the 1980s onwards, the subject gained attention, with philosophers variously relating it to professional ethics, whistleblowing, friendship, and virtue theory.
Editors Contribution
loyalty
The quality of being loyal.
Loyalty is vital quality for couples, partnerships and marriage and we do this easily knowing love, unity, understanding and loyalty are for life.
Submitted by MaryC on March 29, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'loyalty' in Nouns Frequency: #1833
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of loyalty in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of loyalty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of loyalty in a Sentence
No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.
It depends on what they're offering, are there incentives built into these contacts that will at least cause people to question their loyalty to the regime?
Al-Shabab went from jihadists carrying out attacks in the failed state of Somalia and neighboring countries to threats against American, Canadian and United Kingdom targets within their own borders, it’s alliance is with Al Qaeda, [but] there are already pro-ISIS factions within its ranks wanting to pledge loyalty to ISIS and have Al-Shabaab follow a path already laid down by ... Boko Haram, with an alliance with ISIS, broadening its power, reach and capabilities.
( Trump) thinks people owe loyalty to President Trump, but people are elected to Congress with an oath to support and defend the Constitution, not an oath to support and defend one person, the President who happens to be from your own party.
Don’t ever let yourself become a fool to your loyalty.
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- ولاءArabic
- lleialtatCatalan, Valencian
- věrnostCzech
- loyalitetDanish
- Treue, LoyalitätGerman
- αφοσίωσηGreek
- fidelecoEsperanto
- lealtadSpanish
- وفاداریPersian
- uskollisuus, lojaalius, luotettavuusFinnish
- loyauté, fidélitéFrench
- dílseachtIrish
- dìlseachdScottish Gaelic
- lealdadeGalician
- निष्ठाHindi
- hűségHungarian
- loyalitasIndonesian
- fedeltà, lealtàItalian
- נHebrew
- 忠誠心Japanese
- 충성Korean
- fideLatin
- lojalitāteLatvian
- loyaliteitDutch
- loyalitetNorwegian
- lojalnośćPolish
- lealdadePortuguese
- loialitateRomanian
- лояльность, преданность, верностьRussian
- lojalitet, trofasthetSwedish
- விசுவாசத்தைTamil
- విధేయతTelugu
- ความจงรักภักดีThai
- bağlılıkTurkish
- лояльністьUkrainian
- 忠誠Chinese
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