mücadele — meaning in English

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.
• jihad noun In Islam, a struggle or striving — either an inner spiritual effort toward self-improvement, or, in some contexts, armed struggle in defense of the faith.
• struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.

Senses

mücadele is used for these senses in English:

• crusade (figuratively, sometimes, ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
• struggle (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.

crusade — full definition

1. noun One of the medieval religious wars fought by European Christians, mainly to try to take the Holy Land from Muslim rule.
2. noun A determined, sustained campaign in support of a cause someone believes is important.
3. verb To campaign energetically for a cause.

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