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to crusade
01
to passionately campaign or fight, often with a religious or moral purpose
Intransitive: to crusade against an idea | to crusade for a purpose
Examples
The religious leader inspired followers to crusade against perceived heresies.
The king urged his subjects to crusade for the protection of sacred relics.
Crusade
01
a medieval military expedition by European Christians to reclaim or defend Christian territories in the Holy Land
Examples
The First Crusade aimed to capture Jerusalem from Muslim control in the late 11th century.
Crusades were sanctioned by the Pope and characterized by religious fervor among European Christians.
1.1
a series of actions undertaken to promote a principle or achieve a specific goal
Examples
She led a crusade for environmental awareness in her city.
The organization launched a crusade to eradicate illiteracy.
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