Crusade

Meaning

Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it.

Translations

croisade

Kreuzzug

kruistocht

cruzada

cruzada

crociata

creuada

croada

Feldzug

traction

Croisade

2267, ultime croisade

حَمْلَة صَلِيبِيَّة

Etymology

Capitalised by Mills, The History of the Crusades (1820) when referring to a specific campaign ("The third and fourth Crusades" p. 95) but not when
referring to the general concept ("the clergy successfully preached the crusade through all the German state" p. 87). More at crusade.