crusade
معنی فارسی
جنگ صليبي جهاد جنبش نهضت
معنی کامل و مثالها
/krōō sād´/n., vi.
● (تاریخ) جنگ صلیبی (هریک از جنگهای صلیبی که از سدهی یازده تا اواخر سدهی دوازده ادامه داشت)
● جهاد، پیکار، مبارزه
the crusade against poverty and addiction
پیکار با فقر و اعتیاد
the great crusade to conquer malaria
جهاد بزرگ برای غلبه بر مالاریا
● جهاد کردن، (سخت) پیکار کردن
a newspaper (which is) crusading against government corruption
روزنامهای که بر علیه فساد (در دستگاه) دولت مبارزه میکند.
a crusading journalist
روزنامه نویس مبارز
* crusader, n.
مجاهد، رزمنده، جهادگر، پیکارگر، مبارز
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old French "croisade" and Spanish "cruzada", both meaning "marked with a cross".
مثال
- The Crusades were a series of religious wars.
- Many knights participated in the Crusades.
- The First Crusade was launched in 1096.
تعریف انگلیسی
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end “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”
- 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 “The liberal party pushed for reforms” “She is crusading for women's rights” “The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody”
- go on a crusade; fight a holy war “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s PP”
- 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