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CRUSADING
Verb
crusading
present participle of crusade
Source: Wiktionary
Cru*sad"ing, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a crusade; as, a crusading spirit.
CRUSADE
Cru*sade" (kr-sd"), n. Etym: [F. croisade, fr. Pr. crozada, or Sp cruzada, or It. crociata, from a verb signifying to take the cross, mark one's self with a cross, fr. L. crux cross; or possibly taken into English directly fr. Pr. Cf. Croisade, Crosado, and see Cross.]
1. Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans.
2. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance.
3. A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
Cru*sade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crusaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Crusading.]
Definition: To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner. "Cease crusading against sense." M. Green.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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