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eight wars led by Christian European kings in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to get control of Palestine from the Saracens or Muslims. Military expeditions, beginning in the late 11th century, that were organized by Western Christians in response to centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. Their objectives were to check the spread of Islam, to retake control of the Holy Land, to conquer pagan areas, and to recapture formerly Christian territories. The Crusades were seen by many of their participants as a means of redemption and expiation for sins. Between 1095, when the First Crusade was launched by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont, and 1291, when the Latin Christians were finally expelled from their kingdom in Syria, there were numerous expeditions to the Holy Land, to Spain, and even to the Baltic; the Crusades continued for several centuries after 1291, usually as military campaigns intended to halt or slow the advance of Muslim power or to conquer pagan areas. The Crusaders initially enjoyed success, founding a Christian state in Palestine and Syria, but the continued growth of Islamic states ultimately reversed those gains. By the 14th century the Ottoman Turks had established themselves in the Balkans and would penetrate deeper into Europe despite repeated efforts to repulse them. Crusades were also called against heretics (the Albigensian Crusade, 1209-29) and various rivals of the popes, and the Fourth Crusade (1202-04) was diverted against the Byzantine Empire. Crusading declined rapidly during the 16th century with the advent of the Protestant Reformation and the decline of papal authority. The Crusades constitute a controversial chapter in the history of Christianity, and their excesses have been the subject of centuries of historiography. Historians have also concentrated on the role the Crusades played in the expansion of medieval Europe and its institutions, and the notion of "crusading" has been transformed from a religio-military campaign into a modern metaphor for zealous and demanding struggles to advance the good ("crusades for") and to oppose perceived evil ("crusades against")
campaigns on the part of the "Christian" nations of Europe to liberate Palestine from the hands of the Muslims, 1096-1271 The fervor against the "infidel" Muslims easily spread to Anti-Jewish sentiments Jewish money was confiscated to help defray the expenses of the Crusades Jewish communities had to buy "protection" from their "Christian" overlords
plural of crusade
The Crusades were military or quasi-military expeditions launched by Christian secular and religious rulers against the Moslems in the Middle East from 1096 to 1291 The Albigensian Crusade late in the thirteenth century was launched against French heretics
Military expeditions instigated by popes and undertaken by Christian kings from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
During the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, these were the military campaigns embarked upon in the name of "Christianity" to recover the Holy Land from Muslim occupation Please see our apology
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One of a series of ostensibly religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it
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To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause

He crusaded against similar injustices for the rest of his life.

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A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause
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any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle
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{n} a Portugal coin, a holy war
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Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance
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A military expedition by Christians to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
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{i} medieval military expedition by European Christians to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims; aggressive campaign for the advancement of a cause
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A crusade is a long and determined attempt to achieve something for a cause that you feel strongly about. Footballers launched an unprecedented crusade against racism on the terraces = campaign
crusade
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
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To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner
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The Crusades were the wars that were fought by Christians in Palestine against the Muslims during the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries. to take part in a crusade crusade against/for. Albigensian Crusade Children's Crusade Stedinger Crusade
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exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
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Name given to any of the expeditions undertaken as part of the holy war waged by European Christians, beginning in 1096, against the Muslims to regain and maintain control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land
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any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11-13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
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Crusade (kroo-sâd´) noun 1 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 2 Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
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{f} go on a crusade, join a medieval military expedition to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims; champion a cause, campaign for a cause
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A Portuguese coin
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go on a crusade; fight a holy war
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If you crusade for a particular cause, you make a long and determined effort to achieve something for it. a newspaper that has crusaded against the country's cocaine traffickers. an adopted boy whose cause is taken up by a crusading lawyer. = campaign
the Crusades
series of wars conducted by European Christians during the 11th-14th centuries in order to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule
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    Türkische aussprache

    kruseydz

    Aussprache

    /kro͞oˈsādz/ /kruːˈseɪdz/

    Etymologie

    [ krü-'sAd ] (noun.) circa 1708. blend of Middle French croisade & Spanish cruzada; both ultimately from Latin cruc-, crux cross.

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