krucjata

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krucjata

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cruciāta.

• IPA^(key): /kruˈt͡sja.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: kru‧cja‧ta

krucjata f

1. (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

2. crusade (any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends)
3. (figuratively) crusade (grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause)

• krucjata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• krucjata in Polish dictionaries at PWN