krucjata

== Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cruciāta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kruˈt͡sja.ta/ Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: kru‧cja‧ta === Noun === krucjata f (historical, Roman Catholicism) crusade (military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims) Synonym: wyprawa krzyżowa crusade (any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends) (figuratively) crusade (grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “krucjata”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “krucjata”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)