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noun
Say it like: Cru-sad-es
The correct spelling is crusades. Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims. For example: "During the crusades, many Muslims and Christians and Jews were slaughtered."
Usage Examples
“During the crusades, many Muslims and Christians and Jews were slaughtered.”
“a crusade against drug abuse”
“He crusaded against similar injustices for the rest of his life.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims.
- 2.Any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends. Especially, papal sanctioned military campaigns against infidels or heretics.
- 3.A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
- 4.A mass gathering in a political campaign or during a religious revival effort.
- 5.A Portuguese coin; a crusado.
verb
- 1.To go on a military crusade.
- 2.To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
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