Crusade

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crusade \Cru*sade"\ (kr?-s?d"), n. [F. croisade, fr. Pr.
     crozada, or Sp cruzada, or It. crociata, from a verb
     signifying to take the cross, mark one's self with a cross,
     fr. L. crux cross; or possibly taken into English directly
     fr. Pr. Cf. {Croisade}, {Crosado}, and see {Cross}.]
     1. Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by


        Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries,
        for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans.
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     2. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a
        crusade against intemperance.
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     3. A Portuguese coin. See {Crusado}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crusade \Cru*sade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crusaded}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Crusading}.]
     To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed
     manner. "Cease crusading against sense." --M. Green.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crusade
       n 1: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward
            a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns";
            "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was
            ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to
            end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign},
             {cause}, {drive}, {movement}, {effort}]
       2: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in
          the 11-13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe
          tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
       v 1: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to
            gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause
            or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed
            for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights";
            "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {fight},
             {press}, {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}]
       2: go on a crusade; fight a holy war

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "crusade":
     activity, battle, campaign, cause, commitment, drive, expedition,
     faith, fight, great cause, holy war, interest, issue, jehad, jihad,
     lifework, lobby, mass movement, movement, principle,
     reason for being, war