crusade
pronunciation
How to pronounce crusade in British English:
UK [kruːˈseɪd]
How to pronounce crusade in American English:
US [kruːˈseɪd]
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- Noun:
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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- Verb:
- 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
- go on a crusade; fight a holy war
Word Origin
- crusade
- crusade: see cross
- crusade (n.)
- 1706, respelling of croisade (1570s), from Middle French croisade (16c.), Spanish cruzada, both from Medieval Latin cruciata, past participle of cruciare "to mark with a cross," from Latin crux (genitive crucis) "cross." Other Middle English forms were croiserie, creiserie. Figurative sense of "campaign against a public evil" is from 1786.
- crusade (v.)
- 1732, from crusade (n.). Related: Crusaded; crusading.
Example
- 1. Hawks also cite friedman 's anti-inflation crusade .
- 2. A new temperance crusade is under way .
- 3. My crusade to inspire will continue whether people think it 's possible or not .
- 4. Mr wolfowitz 's crusade at the world bank is based on the idea that corrupt countries fail to develop .
- 5. Ron paul , the texas congressman , continues his crusade to shut down virtually any role for the federal government .