Definition of crusade Crusade

/kɹusejˈd/ - [kruseyd] - cru•sade

We found 17 definitions of crusade from 7 different sources.

What does crusade mean?

WordNet

Noun
crusade - 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
		hostile expedition, military expedition, expedition a journey organized for a particular purpose
crusade - 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"
		campaign, cause, drive, movement, effort
		venture any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
		ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign an organized program of advertisements
		anti-war movement a campaign against entering or continuing a war
		charm campaign a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
		consumerism a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
		campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign the campaign of a candidate to be elected
		fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort a campaign to raise money for some cause
		feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism the movement aimed at equal rights for women
		gay lib, gay liberation movement the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression
		lost cause a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
		reform a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
		war a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
Verb crusades, crusading, crusaded
crusade - 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"
		fight, press, campaign, push, agitate
		advertise, advertize, promote, push call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
crusade - go on a crusade; fight a holy war
		take the field, campaign go on the playing field, of a football team

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Wiktionary

crusade (Noun)
Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims.
crusade (Noun)
A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
crusade (Noun)
A Portuguese coin; a crusado.
crusade (Verb)
To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

crusade (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.
crusade (n.)
Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance.
crusade (n.)
A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
crusade (v. i.)
To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

crusade
A mililtary campaign by the European Christians in the Middle Ages aiming to reconquer the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
crusade
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

crusade
kroo-sād′, 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. [Fr. croisade—Prov. crozada—croz, a cross—L. crux, a cross.]

Wikipedia

When the Crusades happened, Muslims controlled the Holy Land. The Holy Land is a place that is very important for the three major monotheistic religions: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. There are many important religious sites in the Holy Land. This is the land now called Israel or Palestine.

Muslims got control of Nazareth, Bethlehem and other religious sites during the Caliphate of Omar (634-44). (A Caliph is a kind of religious and political leader in an Islamic state.)

Many Crusades.

There were many different crusades. The most important and biggest Crusades happened from the 11th century to the 13th century. There were 9 big Crusades in this time. They are numbered 1 through 9. There were also many smaller Crusades. Some crusades were even within Europe (for example, in Spain and France). The smaller Crusades continued to the 16th century, until the Renaissance and Reformation.

The word "Crusade" is related to the word "Cross", and means a Christian holy war. There is also the Arabic word "Jihad", referring to a holy war fought by Muslims. All sides (Christians, Muslims, and Jews) believed very much in their religions. They also had political reasons for fighting. The strong belief made people less able to understand other people during times when there was no peace. The Crusades and Jihads caused very much loss of life and property for all sides. Much of the conflict between religions today is still partly from the Crusades and Jihads. The Crusades led to the bloodshe