Isolationism – Nationalism – Sovereignty

Isolationism ( s -l sh -n z m)
A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries.

n : a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

Nationalism (n sh -n -l z m, n sh n -)
1. Devotion to the interests or culture of one's nation.
2. The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively,
emphasizing national rather than international goals.
3. Aspirations for national independence in a country under foreign domination.

n 1: love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it [syn: patriotism] 2: the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other [ant: multiculturalism, internationalism] 3: the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination 4: the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals [ant: internationalism]

Sovereignty (s v r- n-t , s v r n-)
Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state.
1. Royal rank, authority, or power.
2. Complete independence and self-government.
3. A territory existing as an independent state.

Main Entry: sov·er·eign·ty
Variant: also sov·ran·ty /'sä-vr&n-tE, 's&-, -v&-r&n-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 a : supreme power esp. over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY
2 : one that is sovereign; especially : an autonomous state

n 1: government free from external control 2: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign]

Sovereignty
of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure
(Dan. 4:25, 35; Rom. 9:15-23; 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 4:11).

Know the difference.