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crusade bull

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A papal bull providing indulgences, dispensations from certain religious obligations, and absolution from certain ecclesiastical censures for the participants in a crusade, including those making donations for the cause.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: bulle de la sainte croisade — bull providing indulgences, etc., for participants in a crusade
  • Hungarian: keresztes bulla — bull providing indulgences, etc., for participants in a crusade
  • Latin: bulla cruciāta — bull providing indulgences, etc., for participants in a crusade
  • Spanish: bula de la santa cruzada — bull providing indulgences, etc., for participants in a crusade