DICTOMETER

CRUSADE

(crusade, cruzada, korstog)

1. Synonyms:
   • Campaign
   • Cause
   • Crusade
   • Drive
   • Movement
   • Effort
   Definitions:
   • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
   Examples:
   • He supported populist campaigns
   • They worked in the cause of world peace
   • The team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
   • The movement to end slavery
   • Contributed to the war effort
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Crusade
   Definitions:
   • any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Crusade
   • Fight
   • Press
   • Campaign
   • Push
   • Agitate
   Definitions:
   • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person
   • be an advocate for
   Examples:
   • The liberal party pushed for reforms
   • She is crusading for women's rights
   • The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Crusade
   Definitions:
   • go on a crusade
   • fight a holy war