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   Cru·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"
   • ▪ a war instigated for alleged religious ends: "the Albigensian crusades" Similar holy warmilitary campaign
   • 2. a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change: "a crusade against crime" Similar campaigndrivepushmovemovementeffortstrugglebattlewaroffensive

   verb

   • 1. lead or take part in a vigorous campaign for social, political, or religious change: "he crusaded against gambling in the 1950s"

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally as croisade): from French croisade, an alteration (influenced by Spanish cruzado) of earlier croisée, literally ‘the state of being marked with the cross’, based on Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’; in the 17th century the form crusado, from Spanish cruzado, was introduced. The blending of these two forms led to the current spelling, first recorded in the early 18th century.

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