crusades
cru-sades
noun
A series of medieval European religious wars to recover the Holy Land.
"The First Crusade began in 1096."
verb
Campaigns passionately for a cause or against an injustice or abuse.
"She crusades tirelessly for animal rights."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: fight, campaign, agitate, push, press, crusade, drive, cause, effort, movement