crusade

1. A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (synset 100799906)
   "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"
   is a type of: venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
   subtypes:

   • ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements
   • anti-war movement - a campaign against entering or continuing a war
   • charm campaign - a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
   • consumerism - a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
   • campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign - the campaign of a candidate to be elected
   • fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause
   • feminism, feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement - the movement aimed at equal rights for women
   • gay lib, gay liberation movement - the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression
   • lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
   • reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
   • war - a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
   • youth crusade, youth movement - political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
   same as: campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement
2. 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 (synset 100970819)
   is a type of: expedition, hostile expedition, military expedition - a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
   specific instances:

   • first crusade - a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there
   • second crusade - a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187
   • third crusade - a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal
   • fourth crusade - a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem
   • fifth crusade - a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered
   • sixth crusade - a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem
   • seventh crusade - a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249

1. 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 (synset 202595732)
   "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
   is a type of: advertise, advertize, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
   same as: agitate, campaign, fight, press, push
   verb group: advertise, advertize, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
2. Go on a crusade;
   Fight a holy war (synset 201096355)
   is a type of: campaign, take the field - go on a campaign; go off to war

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