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Meaning
Noun
●
Any of
th
e Papally-endorsed
military
expeditions
undertaken
by
th
e Christians of Latin Europe in
th
e 11th to 13th
centuries
to
reconquer
th
e Levant from
th
e Muslims, as well as
expeditions
along
th
e Baltic Sea and against
th
e Cathars.
●
Any
war
instigated
and
blessed
by the Church for
alleged
religious
ends
, (especially) papal-sanctioned
military
campaigns
against
infidels
or heretics.
●
A
grand
concerted
effort
toward some
purportedly
worthy
cause.
●
In Politics & Protestantism:
A
mass
gathering
in a political
campaign
or during a
religious
revival
effort.
●
A Portuguese
coin
; a crusado.
●
Any of a
series
of
religious
campaigns
by Christian
forces
from
th
e 11th to
th
e 13th
century
, mostly to
capture
th
e Holy Land from
th
e Muslims who
occupied
it.
Verb
●
To
go on
a
military
crusade.
●
To make a
grand
concerted
effort
toward some
purportedly
worthy
cause.
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