Crusade
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(noun) 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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Related Words: Fifth Crusade, First Crusade, Fourth Crusade, Second Crusade, Seventh Crusade, Sixth Crusade, Third Crusade, expedition, hostile expedition, military expedition |
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(verb) go on a crusade; fight a holy war |
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Related Words: campaign, take the field |
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(verb) engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; "She is crusading for women's rights" |
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Synonyms: agitate, campaign, fight, push |
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Related Words: advertize, promote, push |
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(noun) 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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Synonyms: campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement |
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Related Words: ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign, campaigning, candidacy, candidature, ecumenical movement, electioneering, feminism, feminist movement, fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort, gay lib, gay liberation movement, political campaign, reform, venture, war, women's lib, women's liberation movement, youth crusade, youth movement |
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