English dictionary
crusade
/kr/u/'s/eI/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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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
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go on a crusade; fight a holy war
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To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.
Source: webster1913