crusade

noun

/kruːˈseɪd/

Definition

› [C] a long and determined attempt to achieve something that you believe in strongly: They have long been involved in a crusade for racial equality. a moral crusade against drugsBacking, supporting and defendingDefending and protecting › [C often plural] (also Crusade) a war fought by Christians against Muslims, often in Palestine, in the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 17th centuriesMiddle Ages (medieval Period) 501-1500War

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