Crusade
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From the French croisade, meaning “Marked by the Cross.” It is derived from the Latin word crux (cross).
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Crusade (plural Crusades)
- One of a series of ostensibly religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it.
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