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crusade

[ kroo-seyd ]

noun

  1. Often Crusade. any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
  2. any war carried on under papal sanction.
  3. any vigorous, aggressive movement for the defense or advancement of an idea, cause, etc.:

    a crusade against child abuse.



verb (used without object)

crusaded, crusading.
  1. to go on or engage in a crusade.

crusade

/ °ì°ù³ÜËˈ²õ±ðɪ»å /

noun

  1. often capital any of the military expeditions undertaken in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by the Christian powers of Europe to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
  2. (formerly) any holy war undertaken on behalf of a religious cause
  3. a vigorous and dedicated action or movement in favour of a cause
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to campaign vigorously for something
  2. to go on a crusade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³¦°ù³Üˈ²õ²¹»å±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ±è´Ç²õ³Ù-°ä°ù³Ü·²õ²¹»å±ð adjective
  • ±è°ù±ð-°ä°ù³Ü·²õ²¹»å±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crusade1

First recorded in 1570–80; earlier crusada, from Spanish cruzada; replacing croisade, from Middle French. See cross, -ade 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crusade1

C16: from earlier croisade, from Old French crois cross, from Latin crux; influenced also by Spanish cruzada, from cruzar to take up the cross
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Trump has been on this crusade since the 1980s, when he saw Japanese businessmen buying up U.S. properties and getting rich selling their cars to Americans eager to buy them.

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One might be tempted to give the Republicans the benefit of the doubt on their crusade against “rogue†judges, except for a couple of factors.

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Mayor Matt Mahan’s proposal to jail people if they reject three offers of shelter is the latest salvo in an anti-encampment crusade sweeping the Bay Area.

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As for Hamas, many Gazans felt the group was more interested in its crusade against Israel than addressing public works.

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They share interests in advancing non-Western economic models, countering Islamist terrorism and rejecting what they deem US moral crusading.

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