crusader

Now he is set on unmasking the caped crusader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

The concept of a Christian “holy war”—a war conferring spiritual benefits—originates in medieval Latin Christianity, with its crusader theology of bellum sacrum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

A writer, activist, organizer, prodigious intellect and a lifelong crusader for racial equality, Du Bois might have deemed his own life a failure, especially if he’d lived another 60 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Kareen Hill, 27, of New York, is another microtrip crusader on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

He saw himself as a crusader, a champion of the underdog, an enemy of sinister authority.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Antidebt crusaders, like the personal-finance radio host Dave Ramsey, have been speaking for years about how paying thousands of dollars in interest can seriously impede a family’s ability to make progress on their other goals.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

The spread of this new orthodoxy shouldn’t be surprising, for as the author notes, “insatiability is a defining feature of moral crusades. As crusaders achieve victories, they expand the scope of their crusade.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

You’ve undoubtedly heard insistences from well-meaning crusaders like The Lincoln Project’s Ryan Williams, who rang the shame bell for all to hear last Monday.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025

He also couldn’t sleep so he went outside, and spent the night walking back and forth on Sidon’s promenade, the sea castle built by crusaders in the 13th century in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024

Sutues of saints, and of crusaders on their biers, or those pretending to be crusaders; effigies of all kinds.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood