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n a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end n any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture th…

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  1. n a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end 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