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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as a crusade against intemperance. 3. A Portuguese coin. See {Crusado}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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 [syn: {Crusade}] v 1: engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; "She is crusading for women's rights" [syn: {fight}, {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}] 2: go on a crusade; fight a holy war
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