Crusade

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.
  • n. A holy war undertaken with papal sanction.
  • n. A vigorous concerted movement for a cause or against an abuse. See Synonyms at campaign.
  • verb-intransitive. To engage in a crusade.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of the military expedition undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims.
  • n. A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
  • v. To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm.
  • n. A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
  • verb-intransitive. To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A military expedition under the banner of the cross; specifically, one of the medieval expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans.
  • n. Any vigorous concerted action for the defense or advancement of an idea or a cause, or in opposition to a public evil: as, a temperance crusade; the crusade against slavery.
  • To engage in a crusade; support or oppose any cause with zeal.
  • n. Same as crusado.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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
  • v. go on a crusade; fight a holy war
  • n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  • v. 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
  • Verb Form
    crusaded    crusades    crusading   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    take the field    campaign    advertize    advertise    promote    push   
    Cross Reference
    Miles Christi    jihad    holy war   
    Variant
    crusado   
    Form
    crusaded    crusading    crusader   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    movement    warm    campaign   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blade    Cade    Dade    Jade    Kincaid    Slade    Wade    ade    afraid    aid   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    conquest    rebellion    uprising    campaign    martyrdom    persecution    expedition    propaganda    warfare    feud