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1. (n.) crusade
(often cap.) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.
2. crusade
any war carried on under papal sanction.
3. crusade
any vigorous movement on behalf of a cause.
4. (v.i.) crusade
to go on or engage in a crusade.
Etymology: (1570–80; earlier croisade < MF. See cross , -ade1)
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1. (noun) campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
"he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
2. (verb) Crusade
any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
3. (verb) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
"The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
4. (verb) crusade
go on a crusade; fight a holy war
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1. (noun) crusade
a long-term determined effort to change sth
his crusade to reform the school system
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) crusade
any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans
2. (noun) crusade
any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance
3. (noun) crusade
a Portuguese coin. See Crusado
4. (verb) crusade
to engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner
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Sense: Medieval wars against the Muslims in the Middle Ages, led by Christian kings.
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 Afrikaans: kruistog, kruisvaart |
 Arabic: حَمْلَـه صليبيّـه |
 Bulgarian: поход |
 Brazilian: cruzada |
 Czech: křížová výprava |
 German: der Kreuzzug |
 Danish: korstog |
 Greek: σταυροφορία |
 Spanish: cruzada |
 Estonian: ristiretk |
 Farsi: جنگ صلیبی |
 Finnish: ristiretket |
 French: croisade |
 Hebrew: מָסַע צְלָב |
 Hindi: धर्मयुद्ध |
 Croatian: križarski rat |
 Hungarian: keresztes hadjárat |
 Indonesian: perang salib |
 Icelandic: krossferð |
 Italian: crociata |
 Japanese: 十字軍 |
 Korean: 십자군 전쟁 |
 Lithuanian: kryžiaus žygis |
 Latvian: krusta karš |
 Malay: perang salib |
 Dutch: kruistocht |
 Norwegian: korstog |
 Polish: krucjata |
 Persian: جنگ صلیبی |
 Pashto: صلیبی جنګ |
 Portuguese: cruzada |
 Romanian: cruciadă |
 Russian: крестовый поход |
 Slovak: križiacka výprava |
 Slovenian: križarski pohod |
 Serbian: krstaški pohod |
 Swedish: korståg |
 Thai: สงครามศาสนาระหว่างชาวคริส |
 Turkish: Haçlı Seferi |
 Taiwanese: 十字軍東征 |
 Ukrainian: хрестовий похід |
 Urdu: صليبى جنگ |
 Vietnamese: cuộc thập tự chinh |
 Chinese: 十字军东侵 |
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