Crusades

1. A series of wars fought from the late eleventh through the thirteenth centuries, in which European kings and warriors set out to gain control of the lands in which Jesus lived, known as the Holy Land. At that time, these areas were held by Muslims. The Crusaders conquered Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem ) in 1099 but failed to secure the Holy Land, and they were driven out by the late thirteenth century. Nevertheless, the Crusades had several lasting results, including the exposure of Europeans to the goods , technology, and customs of Asia .

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The Crusades left a legacy of bitterness against Europeans and Christians among Muslims.

Example Sentences

Using the imagery of crusades, he assailed “the late unholy war with the Indians” and the “wicked crusade against the peace of Mexico” during the 1830s.

From Salon

These are ventures — often one-person crusades — that celebrate fast food, Finnish folk art, Skid Row, skateboarding, vertebrate zoology and more.

From Los Angeles Times

In the past, we've seen the crusades and pogroms and imperialism and colonialism and racism in Christian history.

From Salon

And as the culture wars became a right-wing obsession, the locus of coercion and violence was transferred from foreign crusades to domestic soil.

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Pronouns are often used by individuals with all gender identities to express how to refer to themselves, though the linguistic feature has become a frequent target of conservative crusades.

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