Толковый словарь английского языка - crusade
Crusade
crusade
I. noun Etymology: blend of Middle French croisade & Spanish cruzada; both ultimately from Latin cruc-, crux cross Date: circa 1708 any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims, a remedial enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm, II. intransitive verb (~d; crusading) Date: 1732 to engage in a ~, ~r noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 a any of several medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims. b a war instigated by the Church for alleged religious ends. 2 a vigorous campaign in favour of a cause. --v.intr. engage in a crusade. Derivatives crusader n. Etymology: earlier croisade (F f. croix cross) or crusado (Sp. f. cruz cross) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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