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Webster 1913 Edition

Crusade

Cru-sade′

(kr?-s?d′)
,
Noun.
[F.
croisade
, fr. Pr.
crozada
, or Sp
cruzada
, or It.
crociata
, from a verb signifying to take the cross, mark one’s self with a cross, fr. L.
crux
cross; or possibly taken into English directly fr. Pr. Cf.
Croisade
,
Crosado
, and see
Cross
.]
1.
Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
2.
Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm;
as, a
crusade
against intemperance
.
3.
A Portuguese coin. See
Crusado
.

Cru-sade′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crusaded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Crusading
.]
To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.
“Cease crusading against sense.”
M. Green.

Webster 1828 Edition

Crusade

CRUSADE

,
Noun.
[L.] A military expedition undertaken by Christians, for the recovery of the Holy Land, the scene of our Saviors life and sufferings, from the power of infidels or Mohammedans. Several of these expeditions were carried on from Europe, under the banner of the cross, from which the name originated.

CRUSADE

,
Noun.
A Portuguese coin stamped with a cross.

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