Crusade

/kɹuːˈseɪd/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters
Definition of Crusade

noun

  1. Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims.

    "During the crusades, many Muslims and Christians and Jews were slaughtered."

  2. Any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends. Especially, papal sanctioned military campaigns against infidels or heretics.
  3. A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.

    "a crusade against drug abuse"

  4. A mass gathering in a political campaign or during a religious revival effort.
  5. A Portuguese coin; a crusado.

verb

  1. To go on a military crusade.
  2. To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.

    "He crusaded against similar injustices for the rest of his life."

Anagrams of Crusade

No exact anagrams found for "crusade". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Crusade"

Crusade is a 7-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Crusade" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "crusade" is a medium-scoring word.