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What was the origin of the term Crusade?

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The word “crusade” comes from the Latin word “crux” which means “cross.” A crusade is a war fought under the sign of the cross. Make no mistake about it, “crusade” is the Christian synonym for “jihad,” the Islamic concept of holy war. To the ears of Moslems, the word “crusade” bears a thousand years of bad history.

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