crusade

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /kruˈseɪd/ UK /kruːˈseɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a vigorous campaign for a cause or against an evil

She launched a crusade against corruption in city hall.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a vigorous campaign for a... campaign movement drive cause mission push

Word family

Derived forms crusader

Related forms cross cruxcruciform

Etymology

From Middle French 'croisade' and Spanish 'cruzada', ultimately from Latin 'crux' ('cross') — the medieval military expeditions taken 'under the sign of the cross'.

croisade Middle French crux Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# crusade

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kruˈseɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /kruːˈseɪd/

## Meanings
1. a vigorous campaign for a cause or against an evil

## Examples
- She launched a crusade against corruption in city hall.

## Synonyms
- campaign
- movement
- drive
- cause
- mission
- push

## Derived Forms
- crusader

## Related Forms
- cross
- crux
- cruciform

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: croisade
- Root: crux

## Etymology
From Middle French 'croisade' and Spanish 'cruzada', ultimately from Latin 'crux' ('cross') — the medieval military expeditions taken 'under the sign of the cross'.

## AI Etymology
Crusade is from Middle French 'croisade' and Spanish 'cruzada', ultimately from Latin 'crux' ('cross') — the medieval military expeditions taken 'under the sign of the cross'. Important recorded forms include croisade (Middle French) and crux (Latin). The current sense covers a vigorous campaign for a cause or against an evil. The wider family includes derived forms such as crusader and related words such as cross, crux, and cruciform.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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