Masculine

kruisvaart

Meaning

  1. (feminine, masculine) a crusade, a Christian holy war
  2. (feminine, figuratively, masculine) a quest, a 'sacred' cause

Concepts

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkrœy̯s.faːrt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch crucevaert, cruysvaert. Equivalent to kruis (“cross”) + vaart (“journey”).

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