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CRUSADE, n. [L.] A military expedition undertaken by Christians, for the recovery of the Holy Land, the scene of our Saviors life and sufferings, from the power of infidels or Mohammedans. Several of these expeditions were carried on from Europe, under the banner of the cross, from which the name originated.
CRUSADE, n. A Portuguese coin stamped with a cross.
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.
Any enterprise undertaken with zeal
and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against
intemperance.
A Portuguese coin. See
Crusado.
To engage in a crusade] to attack in a
zealous or hot-headed manner.
"Cease crusading
against sense." M. Green. | ||||||||