crusading

Variant of crusade

crusade Definition

cru·sade (kro̵̅o̅ sād′)

noun

any of the military expeditions which Christians undertook from the 11th to the end of the 13th cent. to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
a vigorous, concerted action for some cause or idea, or against some abuse

Etymology: < Sp cruzada, altered after Fr croisade, both < ML cruciata < pp. of cruciare, to mark with a cross < L crux, cross

intransitive verb crusaded -·sad′ed, crusading -·sad′·ing

to engage in a crusade

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crusading Usage Examples

Object

zeal: This great emperor was now nearly seventy years old, yet age had not lessened his crusading zeal.
knight: These islands have a culture which was heavily influenced by the crusading knights of St. John in the Middle Ages.
army: Crusading armies, taking the comfortable land route down the Danube to the Levant, kept passing through Hungary.
spirit: The crusading spirit, which had not died out in Europe, thrilled at the thought of spreading Christianity among heathen peoples.

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