crusade

noun

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

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

verb

go on a crusade

exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person

Roots

cruxcrus- · Latin · cross

Synonyms for crusade

campaignn fightn jihadn battlen expeditionn

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