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crusades

cru·sade
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kroo-seyd]
    • /kruˈseɪd/
    • /kruːˈseɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroo-seyd]
    • /kruˈseɪd/

Definitions of crusades word

  • noun crusades (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims. 1
  • noun crusades any war carried on under papal sanction. 1
  • noun crusades any vigorous, aggressive movement for the defense or advancement of an idea, cause, etc.: a crusade against child abuse. 1
  • verb without object crusades to go on or engage in a crusade. 1
  • noun crusades Plural form of crusade. 1
  • noun crusades plural of crusade. 0

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Origin of crusades

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; earlier crusada < Spanish cruzada; replacing croisade < Middle French. See cross, -ade1

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Parts of speech for Crusades

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crusades popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

crusades usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for crusades

noun crusades

  • causes — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • campaigns — Plural form of campaign.
  • battles — Plural form of battle.
  • actions — an independent agency created in 1971 to administer domestic volunteer programs.
  • marchesFrancis Andrew, 1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.

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