| 释义 |
cru·sade
I. \(ˈ)krü|sād\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: blend of earlier croisade & crusado; croisade from Middle French, modification (influenced by Old Provençal crozada) of Old French croisée, from feminine of past participle of croiser to take up the cross, from crois cross; crusado modification of Spanish cruzada (after Provençal crozada), from feminine of past participle of cruzar to take up the cross, from cruz cross; Old French crois and Spanish cruz from Latin cruc-, crux — more at ridge
1. usually capitalized : an expedition undertaken for a declared religious purpose (as recovering Jerusalem from the Muslims in the middle ages) : a campaign or war sanctioned by the church against unbelievers or heretics
2. : any remedial activity pursued with zeal and enthusiasm
< a crusade against drinking >
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to engage in a crusade : attack zealously : strive to further a cause
< a newspaper crusading against corruption > |