crusade
crusade is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 Mohammedans. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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 Mohammedans.
- noun. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance.
- noun. A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
- intransitive verb. To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.
- noun. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
"he supported populist campaigns"
"they worked in the cause of world peace"
- noun. any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
- verb. go on a crusade; fight a holy war
- verb. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
"The liberal party pushed for reforms"
"She is crusading for women's rights"
Synonyms
campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement, agitate, fight, press, push
Common word forms
crusaded, crusader, crusades, crusading
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