krucjata

See also: krucjatą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cruciāta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kruˈt͡sja.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: kru‧cja‧ta

Noun

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)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • krucjatowy

Further reading

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