crusade
noun
1 crusade
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.
synonyms: campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement.
Roget 722: warfare; fighting etc. v.; hostilities; war, arms, the sword; Mars, Bellona, grim visaged war, horrida bella [Lat.]; bloodshed. appeal to arms, ... show more
Dutch: doel, aanleiding, reden, kruistocht
Polish: krucjata
2 Crusade
Any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.
Dutch: kruistocht
Polish: wyprawa krzyżowa, krucjata
verb
1 crusade
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.
2 crusade
Go on a crusade; fight a holy war.
Moby thesaurus: activity, battle, campaign, cause, commitment, drive, expedition, faith, fight, great cause, holy war, interest, issue, jehad, jihad, lifework, lobby, mass movement, movement, principle ... show more.
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