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- DictionaryCru·sade/kro͞oˈsād/
noun
- 1. each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries: "the fanaticism engendered by the Crusades"
- 2. a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change: "a crusade against crime"
verb
- 1. lead or take part in a vigorous campaign for social, political, or religious change: "he crusaded against gambling in the 1950s"
5 days ago · Here are 12 key figures who played pivotal roles in the Crusades: 1. Pope Urban II (c.1035-1099) Pope Urban II was the driving force behind the First Crusade. In 1095, he delivered a rousing speech at the Council of Clermont, calling on Christians to take up arms and liberate the Holy Land from the "infidels".
4 days ago · Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Crusade" There are 44 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to crusade.
3 days ago · Other forms: Second Crusades. Definitions of Second Crusade. noun. a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187. see more.
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1 day ago · Online English Thesaurus from Collins: More than 500,000 synonyms and antonyms - With definitions, meanings, phrases, and examples.
4 days ago · a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249
3 days ago · The list of sources for the Crusades provides those contemporaneous written accounts and other artifacts of the Crusades covering the period from the Council of Clermont in 1095 until the fall of Acre in 1291. These sources include chronicles, personal accounts, official documents and archaeological findings.
5 days ago · These same arguments were used by western writers to justify the first conquest of Byzantine territory, namely that of Cyprus by King Richard I of England in 1191.(pp. 141-42) In 1195 the western emperor Henry VI exerted strong pressure on Byzantium to provide financial assistance for a crusade, a precedent followed by Innocent III in 1199.
