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Word: Crusade
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (originally as croisade): from French croisade, an alteration (influenced by Spanish cruzado) of earlier croisée, literally ‘the state of being marked with the cross’, based on Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’; in the 17th century the form crusado, from Spanish cruzado, was introduced. The blending of these two forms led to the current spelling, first recorded in the early 18th century
kruːˈseɪd
each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to the Holy Land in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
Short Definition:medieval military expedition to Holy Land
Examples:- the fanaticism engendered by the Crusades
- in 1204 the armies of the Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople
a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change
Short Definition:vigorous campaign for change
Examples:- a crusade against crime
- a crusade to improve education and training
- critics have questioned the effectiveness of his anti-corruption crusade
Word: Crusade
Speech Type: Verb
kruːˈseɪd
lead or take part in a vigorous campaign for social, political, or religious change
Short Definition:take part in vigorous campaign
Examples:- they crusaded against gambling in the 1950s
- he crusaded for civil rights his entire life
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