cru·sade (kr -s d )n. 1. often Crusade Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims. 2. A holy war undertaken with papal sanction. 3. A vigorous concerted movement for a cause or against an abuse. See Synonyms at campaign. intr.v. cru·sad·ed, cru·sad·ing, cru·sades To engage in a crusade. [French croisade and Spanish cruzada, both ultimately from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.] cru·sad er n. |
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