单词 | crusade |
释义 | cru·sade (kr-sād) n. 1. often Crusade Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. 2. A holy war undertaken with papal sanction. 3. A concerted effort or vigorous movement for a cause or against an abuse: a crusade for literacy; a crusade against drunk driving. intr.v. cru·sad·ed, cru·sad·ing, cru·sades To engage in a crusade. [French croisade and Spanish cruzada, both ultimately from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.] cru·sader n. |
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