crusade

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 References 1.5 See also 1.6 Verb 1.6.1 Translations 1.7 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Crusade, by metaphorical extension.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

[edit] Noun

crusade (plural crusades)

1. A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.

[edit] Derived terms

• crusader

[edit] Related terms

• cross
• crucial
• crucifer
• crucify
• crucifixion
• excruciate
• excruciation

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• AskOxford.com

[edit] See also

• holy war
• jihad

[edit] Verb

to crusade (third-person singular simple present crusades, present participle crusading, simple past and past participle crusaded)

1. To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.

   He crusaded against similar injustices for the rest of his life.

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• crusade in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• crusade in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911