Crusade of or crusade for
Crusades of or crusades for
Which expression is correct? Also, do any express the party the crusade against?
For example, is "crusade for peace against dictators" the correct term to express that people against dictators so that the people may have peace?
All the three are possible options depending on the actual sentence.
The crusades of (by whom)/ (when);
The crusades for (a cause)/ (on behalf of);
The crusades against (whom or what).
"The crusade of fire/ crusade of destiny/ crusade of prayer …"
"The crusade for freedom/ peace/ art. …"
"The crusade against hunger/ cancer/ corruption. …"
I have never heard the expression "crusade of" anything, but if I did, I would think the something would be the participants in the crusade. There could be a crusade of mothers against liquor, for example.
"Crusade for peace against dictators" may be technically correct, but wordy and awkward. "Crusade for peace and against dictators" would be less awkward but even wordier.
There is another option for "crusade of" and that is - what the crusade will entail. "It will be a crusade of terror and violence."
