cardinalate
The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinalThe dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
Meaning
2 sensesThe dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood.
the office of cardinal
The Roman Catholic cardinals, taken collectively.
The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope.
Kardinalat
(Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”) + -ātus, itsBorrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”) + -ātus, itself the noun use of an adjective derived from cardō (“hinge, main point”) + -ālis (“-al”). By surface analysis, cardinal + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
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Forms
plural: cardinalates| Singular | cardinalate |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the office of cardinal:cardinalship
- (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope:Sacred CollegeCollege of CardinalsSacred College of Cardinals