See also: krucjatą

Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cruciāta.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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