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    car·di·nal
    [ˈkärdənəl]
    noun
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    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" · "the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster"
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      • a deep scarlet color like that of a cardinal's cassock.
    2. a New World songbird of the bunting family, with a stout bill and typically with a conspicuous crest. The male is partly or mostly red in color.
    Origin
    Old English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. cardinal has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as ‘pivots’ of church life.
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  2. Both adjective and noun trace back to the Latin adjective cardinalis, meaning “serving as a hinge,” and further to the noun cardo, meaning “ hinge.” Since the 12th century, cardinal has been used as a noun referring to a fundamentally important clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope.
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    cardinal noun [ C ] us / ˈkɑːr.dɪ.n ə l / uk / ˈkɑː.dɪ.n ə l / cardinal noun [C] (PRIEST) Add to word list a priest of very high rank in the Roman Catholic Church: Cardinals elect and advise the Pope.
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    cardinal noun /ˈkɑːdɪnl/ /ˈkɑːrdɪnl/ a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals elect and advise the Pope.
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    Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. car·di·nal (kär′dn-əl, kärd′nəl) adj. 1. Of foremost importance; paramount: a cardinal rule; cardinal sins. 2. Dark to deep or vivid red.
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