Thesaurus: crusade

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1. n. 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. n. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance.
3. n. A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
4. v. i. To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.
5. n. 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
6. n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
7. v. 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
8. v. go on a crusade; fight a holy war
9. 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. To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner. "Cease crusading against sense." M. Green.
10. To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headedmanner. "Cease crusading against sense." M. Green.
11. v:10/n:90 n. 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 v. 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 v. go on a crusade; fight a holy war