Crusade
[kruː'seɪd] or [kru'sed]
Definition
(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.
(verb.) go on a crusade; fight a holy war.
(verb.) 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; 'The liberal party pushed for reforms'; 'She is crusading for women's rights'; 'The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate'.
Typist: Pansy--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
(n.) Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance.
(n.) A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
(v. i.) To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.
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Definition
n. a military expedition under the banner of the cross to recover the Holy Land from the Turks: any daring or romantic undertaking.—v.i. to go on a crusade.—n. Crusad′er one engaged in a crusade.
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Examples
- The crusade saved the principality of Antioch for a time, but failed to retake Jerusalem. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- One more crusade remains to be noted, an expedition to Tunis by this same Louis IX, who died of fever there. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The pilgrims took what was left of the hallowed ruin, and we pressed on toward the goal of our crusade, renowned Jerusalem. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We have dealt thus lengthily with the First Crusade, because it displays completely the quality of all these expeditions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He preached, unmolested by the Moslems, be it noted, in Egypt and Palestine, though the Fifth Crusade was then in progress. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This provoked the Seventh Crusade, the Crusade of St. Louis, King of France (Louis IX), who was taken prisoner in Egypt and ransomed in 1250. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This event sent a wave of excitement throughout Europe, and an attempt was made to organize a crusade, but the days of the crusades were past. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Netherlands figured largely in the crusades. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Two other crusades failed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This event sent a wave of excitement throughout Europe, and an attempt was made to organize a crusade, but the days of the crusades were past. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A small band of alien herdsmen, says Sir Mark Sykes, wandering unchecked through crusades and counter-crusades, principalities, empires, and states. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Men who in their youth took part in crusades against the Tenderloin now admit in a crestfallen way that they succeeded merely in sprinkling the Tenderloin through the whole city. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- You are more of courtly old Sir Guyon, who went to the Crusades, but I resemble Jarl Hagon, who came sailing to Normandy with Rollo. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- This Sixth Crusade was indeed not only the _reductio ad absurdum_ of crusades, but of papal excommunications. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Frederick II was not only crusaded against, but excommunicated--without visible injury. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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