crusade C2+ Topic:Politics & International Affairs US /kruˈseɪd/ UK /kruːˈseɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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... campaignmovementdrivecausemissionpush Word family Derived forms crusader Related forms crosscruxcruciform Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Politics & International Affairs External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Politics & International Affairs markdown