Meanings
nouncrusade bull (plural crusade bulls)
plural crusade bulls · alternative Bull of the Crusade
- historicalCatholicismA papal bull providing indulgences, dispensations from certain religious obligations, and absolution from certain ecclesiastical censures for the participants in a crusade, including those making donations for the cause.
Translations
French bulle de la sainte croisade
- bulle de la sainte croisadebull providing indulgences, etc., for participants in a crusade
Hungarian keresztes bulla
- keresztes bullabull providing indulgences, etc., for participants in a crusade
Latin bulla cruciāta
- bulla cruciātabull providing indulgences, etc., for participants in a crusade
Spanish bula de la santa cruzada
- bula de la santa cruzadabull providing indulgences, etc., for participants in a crusade
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Chicago
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