crusade

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for crusade

crusade 🔊 /kɹusejˈd/

crusade : කුරුස යුද්ධය

crusade : ධර්ම යුද්ධය

crusade : ආගම සඳහා වූ යුද්ධය

crusade definition

Noun.

  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 coiNoun. See Crusado.

Intransitive verb. To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.