kruisvaart — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crusade noun One of the medieval religious wars fought by European Christians, mainly to try to take the Holy Land from Muslim rule.
Senses
kruisvaart is used for these senses in English:
- crusade (historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.
crusade — full definition
- noun One of the medieval religious wars fought by European Christians, mainly to try to take the Holy Land from Muslim rule.
- noun A determined, sustained campaign in support of a cause someone believes is important.
- verb To campaign energetically for a cause.