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Cardinal   /kˈɑrdənəl/  /kˈɑrdɪnəl/   Listen
Cardinal

noun
1.
(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.
2.
The number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order.  Synonym: cardinal number.
3.
A variable color averaging a vivid red.  Synonym: carmine.
4.
Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male.  Synonyms: cardinal grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird, Richmondena Cardinalis.
adjective
1.
Serving as an essential component.  Synonyms: central, fundamental, key, primal.  "The central cause of the problem" , "An example that was fundamental to the argument" , "Computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
2.
Being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order.  Antonym: ordinal.



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"Cardinal" Quotes from Famous Books



... gods; and by ceasing to worship the same divinities I had drawn upon myself the full energy of her displeasure. Nothing could have offended her so much. To be odd or different from other people was in her estimation a cardinal sin; whereas I parted from her with a still firmer conviction that I had chosen wisely. The calm unselfish wisdom and steadfastness of Mr. Spence seemed more indisputable to me than ever; and in the way of companionship, Paul Barr's gallantries and sallies ...
— A Romantic Young Lady • Robert Grant
... the Vatican," said the guide, pointing to a square building at the back of the colonnade, "and the apartments of the Pope are those on the third floor, just on the level of the Loggia of Raphael. The Cardinal Secretary of State used to live in the rooms below, opening on the grand staircase that leads from the Court of Damasus. There's a private way up to the Pope's apartment, and a secret passage to ...
— The Eternal City • Hall Caine
... of his post. To safeguard and promote the welfare of the Democratic party had long been a cardinal principle of the paper whose utterances he now controlled. Still, it must be true that Neal was painting the situation ...
— Queed • Henry Sydnor Harrison
... be. She was not wild like Eurie, nor intense and emotional, like Marion; she was still and cold, and, in her way, slow; given to weighing thoughts, and acting calmly from decisions rather than from impulse. It struck her oddly enough now that, having so stoutly defended the cardinal doctrines of Christian faith, she should have no weapons except sarcasm with which to meet a ...
— Four Girls at Chautauqua • Pansy
... great ceremony and amid great rejoicings. Until this reign the Rajput princes had scornfully rejected the idea of a matrimonial alliance with princes of the Muhammadan faith. But it was the {129} desire of Akbar to weld: to carry into action the cardinal principle that differences of race and religion made no difference in the man. He had many prejudices to overcome, especially on the part of the Rajput princes, and to the last he could not conquer the obstinate resistance of the ...
— Rulers of India: Akbar • George Bruce Malleson


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