English word crusade comes from Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) croisade (Crusade (holy war against infidels).), Spanish cruzada (Crusade.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| croisade | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | Crusade (holy war against infidels). |
| cruzada | Spanish (es) | Crusade. |
| crusade | English (en) | To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause. (archaic) A Portuguese coin; a crusado.. (figuratively) A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.. (politics, Protestantism, dated) A mass gathering in a political campaign or during a religious revival effort.. Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th to 13th [...] |