crusading


cru·sade

C0777800 (kro͞o-sād′)n.1. often Crusade Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover control of the Holy Land from the Muslims.2. A holy war undertaken with papal sanction.3. A concerted effort or vigorous movement for a cause or against an abuse: a crusade for literacy; a crusade against drunk driving.intr.v. cru·sad·ed, cru·sad·ing, cru·sades To engage in a crusade.
[French croisade and Spanish cruzada, both ultimately from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]
cru·sad′er n.

crusading

(kruːˈseɪdɪŋ) adj (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) campaigning: a crusading lawyer.
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