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Kreuzzug

crusade

noun KROYTS-tsook Rare
People & Society Religion

Also means

campaign for a cause

Usage Note

Kreuzzug originally refers to the medieval military campaigns to reclaim the Holy Land. In modern German it is also used figuratively for any vigorous campaign. The religious-historical sense remains primary.

Examples

"Im Mittelalter zogen Ritter aus ganz Europa auf Kreuzzüge ins Heilige Land."

Natural Translation

In the Middle Ages knights from all over Europe went on crusades to the Holy Land.

Literal Translation

In the Middle Ages pulled knights from all over Europe on crusades into the Holy Land.

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