crusades

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A form of crusade — Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

crusades1

noun
  1. pluralplural of crusade
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of crusade

Crusades2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Crusade
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