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CRUSADE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

Example:

contributed to the war effort

Synonyms:

campaign; cause; crusade; drive; effort; movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("crusade" is a kind of...):

venture (any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crusade"):

youth crusade; youth movement (political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people)

war (a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious)

reform (a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices)

lost cause (a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable)

gay lib; gay liberation movement (the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression)

feminism; feminist movement; women's lib; women's liberation movement (the movement aimed at equal rights for women)

fund-raising campaign; fund-raising drive; fund-raising effort (a campaign to raise money for some cause)

campaigning; candidacy; candidature; electioneering; political campaign (the campaign of a candidate to be elected)

consumerism (a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers)

charm campaign (a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support)

anti-war movement (a campaign against entering or continuing a war)

ad blitz; ad campaign; advertising campaign (an organized program of advertisements)

Derivation:

crusade (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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("Crusade" is a kind of...):

expedition; hostile expedition; military expedition (a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country)

Instance hyponyms:

First Crusade (a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there)

Second Crusade (a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187)

Third Crusade (a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal)

Fourth Crusade (a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem)

Fifth Crusade (a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered)

Sixth Crusade (a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem)

Seventh Crusade (a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249)

Derivation:

crusade (go on a crusade; fight a holy war)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Go on a crusade; fight a holy war

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "crusade" is one way to...):

campaign; take the field (go on a campaign; go off to war)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

Crusade (any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims)

Crusader (a warrior who engages in a holy war)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Example:

The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate

Synonyms:

agitate; campaign; crusade; fight; press; push

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "crusade" is one way to...):

advertise; advertize; promote; push (make publicity for; try to sell (a product))

Verb group:

advertise; advertize; promote; push (make publicity for; try to sell (a product))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

crusade (a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end)

crusader (a disputant who advocates reform)

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