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• crusade — ► NOUN 1) any of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims. 2) an energetic organized campaign with a political, social, or religious aim: a crusade against crime. ► VERB 1) lead or take …   English terms dictionary

• crusade — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ holy, moral, personal VERB + CRUSADE ▪ embark on, launch, mount …   Collocations dictionary

• Crusade — noun One of a series of ostensibly religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it …   Wiktionary

• crusade — I UK [kruːˈseɪd] / US [kruˈseɪd] noun [countable] Word forms crusade : singular crusade plural crusades an effort over a long time to achieve something that you strongly believe is morally right a crusade to do something: a crusade to ban tobacco …   English dictionary

• crusade — cru|sade1 [ kru seıd ] noun count an effort over a long time to achieve something that you strongly believe is morally right: CAMPAIGN: a crusade to do something: a crusade to ban tobacco advertising crusade for: a crusade for equal rights… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• crusade — [kru: seɪd] noun 1》 any of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.     ↘a war instigated for alleged religious ends. 2》 a vigorous campaign with a political, social, or religious aim …   English new terms dictionary

• crusade — 1 noun (C) 1 one of a series of wars fought in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Christian armies trying to take Palestine from the Muslims 2 a determined attempt to change something because you think you are morally right (+ against/for): He …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• crusade — I. noun Etymology: blend of Middle French croisade & Spanish cruzada; both ultimately from Latin cruc , crux cross Date: circa 1708 1. capitalized any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• crusade — /kruˈseɪd / (say krooh sayd) noun 1. (often upper case) any of the military expeditions organised by the Christian powers of Europe in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from Muslim control. 2. any… …  

• crusade — 1. noun 1) the medieval crusades Syn: holy war; jihad 2) a crusade against crime Syn: campaign, drive, push, movement, effort, struggle; battle, war, offensive 2. verb …   Thesaurus of popular words

• crusade — 1. noun a crusade against crime Syn: campaign, drive, push, movement, effort, struggle, battle, war, offensive 2. verb he has crusaded for hopeless causes Syn: campaign, fight, battle, strive …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary