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crusade collapse: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims; go on a crusade; fight a holy war; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

mainstream collapse: the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

requiem collapse: a Mass celebrated for the dead; a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

campaign collapse: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa); a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints); go on a campaign; go off to war; run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

cause collapse: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

manure collapse: any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material; spread manure, as for fertilization

bowel movement collapse: a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement"

Mass collapse: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"; a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"; join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

dung collapse: defecate; used of animals; fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land"

catharsis collapse: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions; purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

introit collapse: a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services

solemnize collapse: make solemn and grave; "This ceremony solemnized our hearts"; perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies; observe or perform with dignity or gravity; "The King solemnized this day of morning"

massacre collapse: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

cantata collapse: a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

covey collapse: a small flock of grouse or partridge; a small collection of people

evacuation collapse: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

radiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation

ground swell collapse: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean; an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment"

bloodbath collapse: indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"

plurality collapse: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes); the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"

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