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cardinal


Definition: Meaning of, cardinal in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɑːd(ɪ)n(ə)l /

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cardinal cardinals
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  1. a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church
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  2. a North American bird. The male is a bright red colour
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  3. a CARDINAL NUMBER
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  1. very important or basic
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cardinal used in phrases

  • Cardinal Bellarmine (noun)
    1. 1542-1621 italian cardinal and theologian
  • Cardinal Newman (noun)
    1. 1801-1890 with John Keble and Edward Pusey english prelate and theologian who founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal
  • Cardinal Richelieu (noun)
    1. 1585-1642 french prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII
  • Newman, Cardinal John Henry
    1. (1801-90) a British THEOLOGIAN (= someone who studies religion and religious beliefs) and writer. He was a priest in the CHURCH OF ENGLAND and became leader of the OXFORD MOVEMENT . Later he changed his religion and became a Roman Catholic, and he was made a CARDINAL (= a priest of high rank) in 1879.
  • Richelieu, Cardinal
    1. (1585-1642) a French CARDINAL (= a Roman Catholic priest of the highest rank) who was also the chief minister of France and had a lot of influence with King Louis XIII. He destroyed the political power of the Huguenots, and is thought of as a typical example of someone who uses his influence with a ruler to achieve great power.
  • Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas
    1. (?1475-1530) an English CARDINAL (= a high-ranking Catholic priest) and politician who was very rich and powerful, but who lost power after failing to persuade the Pope to allow King HENRY VIII to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
  • anterior cardinal vein (noun)
    1. a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body
  • blue cardinal flower (noun)
    1. tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers
  • cardinal compass point (noun)
    1. one of the four main compass points
  • cardinal flower (noun)
    1. north American lobelia having brilliant red flowers
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