cardinal
One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only…One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope, equal to the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope.
» That's a cardinal rule of marriage.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope, equal to the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope.
Kardinal
кардина́лkardinál
кардиналkardynal
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
(countable, uncountable)Any of various species of New-World passerine songbird in the genus Cardinalis, or in the family Cardinalidae more generally, or of similar appearance and once considered to be related to the former; so called because of their red plumage. (See Wikipedia article for taxonomical information.)
Kardinal
кардина́лkardinál
(countable, uncountable)A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)
Kardinalrot
a variable color averaging a vivid red
(countable, historical, uncountable)A woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Mulled red wine.
Examples
33 sentencesThat's a cardinal rule of marriage.
I want to become a cardinal.
I want to find the cardinal.
We want to find the cardinal.
The cardinals have elected a new pope.
ruКардиналы выбрали нового Папу.
deDie Kardinäle haben einen neuen Papst gewählt.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis (“pertaining to a hinge, hence appliedFrom Middle French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis (“pertaining to a hinge, hence applied to that on which something turns or depends, important, principal, chief”), from cardin-, cardō (“hinge”) + -ālis, adjectival suffix.
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Forms
plural: cardinalsSynonyms
7 synonyms- crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male:cardinal grosbeakRichmondena CardinalisCardinalis cardinalisredbird
- a variable color averaging a vivid red:carmine
- the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order:cardinal number
Word family
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