crescentade

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noun

A religious war for Islam.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nouncrescentade (plural crescentades)

plural crescentades

  1. archaicA religious war for Islam.

Origin

From crescent, a symbol of Islam; by analogy with crusade.

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APA

crescentade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescentade

MLA

“crescentade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescentade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crescentade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescentade.

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