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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Crusade

/(kr?-s?d")/ · Cru·sade · IPA /kɹuˈseɪd/
01 n. Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Lan…
  1. 1.
    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 Muslims.
  2. 2.
    Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance.
  3. 3.
    A Portuguese coin. See Crusado. See: Crusado
02 v. i. To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.
imp. & p. p. Crusaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Crusading
  1. 1.
    To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.