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   cardinal

   /ˈkɑːdɪnəl/

   noun

   • 1. a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the Pope, and form the Sacred College which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number): "his appointment as cardinal"
   • ▪ a deep scarlet colour like that of a cardinal's cassock.
   • 2. a New World songbird of the bunting family, having a stout bill and typically a conspicuous crest. The male is partly or mostly red in colour.

   adjective

   • 1. of the greatest importance; fundamental: "two cardinal points must be borne in mind" Similar fundamentalbasicmainchiefprimaryprimeprincipalpremierfirstleadingcapitalparamountpre-eminentimportantmajorforemosttoptopmostgreatesthighestkeyessentialvitalcrucialintrinsicintegralelementalrudimentaryrootradicalOpposite unimportant

   Word Origin Old English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. cardinal (sense 1 of the noun) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as ‘pivots’ of church life.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cardinally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What does Cardinal mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CARDINAL definition: 1. a priest of very high rank in the Roman Catholic Church: 2. a number that represents amount…. Learn more.

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   What does cardinalis mean in the Catholic Church?

   • Later the Roman Catholic Church used the adjective cardinalis to refer to principal churches and priests and then to mean “a clergyman of the highest rank, next to the pope.” When borrowed into English, cardinalis became cardinal.

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   What is a cardinal bird?

   • 1. Abbr. Card. Roman Catholic Church A high church official, ranking just below the pope, who has been appointed by a pope to membership in the College of Cardinals. 2. A dark to deep or vivid red. 3. A North American bird (Cardinalis cardinalis) having a crested head, a short thick bill, and bright red plumage in the male.

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   What does a cardinal number mean?

   • : cardinal number usually used in plural [from its color, resembling that of the cardinal's robes] : a crested finch (Cardinalis cardinalis of the family Cardinalidae) of the eastern U.S. and adjacent Canada, the southwestern U.S., and Mexico to Belize which has a black face and heavy red bill in both sexes and is nearly completely red in the male

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   A cardinal is a bright red songbird, and the word also refers to the bird's crimson color. In Catholicism, a cardinal is a high-ranking bishop. In math, you use cardinal numbers to count.

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