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cardinal
[ kahr-dn-l ]
noun
- Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
- any bird belonging to the genus Cardinalis of the family Cardinalidae (cardinal family), especially the common northern cardinal of North America, the male of which is bright red.
- any bird of the Americas belonging to the genus Piranga, Chlorothraupis, or Habia, including the scarlet tanager: these three genera were long considered part of the tanager family but are now classified as members of the cardinal family.
- Also called red-head·ed car·di·nal [red, -hed-id , kahr, -dn-l]. any bird belonging to the genus Paroaria of the tanager family (Thraupidae), noted for drab plumage other than conspicuously red head parts: most common in South America, Paroaria species include the prominently crested P. coronata, which has been successfully introduced to Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
- Also called Med·i·ter·ra·ne·an frit·il·lar·y [med-i-t, uh, -, rey, -nee-, uh, n , frit, -l-er-ee]. a spotted, orange nymphalid butterfly with a green underside, Argynnis pandora, found throughout southern Europe and some adjoining regions of Asia and northern Africa.
- a deep, rich red color.
- a woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth and popularly worn in the 18th century.
cardinal
/ ˈɑːɪə /
noun
- RC Church any of the members of the Sacred College, ranking next after the pope, who elect the pope and act as his chief counsellors
- Also calledcardinal red a deep vivid red colour
- See cardinal number
- Also calledcardinal grosbeakUSredbird a crested North American bunting, Richmondena (or Pyrrhuloxia ) cardinalis, the male of which has a bright red plumage and the female a brown one
- a fritillary butterfly, Pandoriana pandora, found in meadows of southern Europe
- a woman's hooded shoulder cape worn in the 17th and 18th centuries
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Derived Forms
- ˈ徱Բ, adverb
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- ·徱·Բ· adverb
- ·徱·Բ· noun
- ·ٱ··徱·Բ adjective
- Dz··徱·Բ adjective
- ܲ··徱·Բ adjective
- sub··徱·Բ· adverb
- un··徱·Բ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cardinal1
C13: from Latin 徱, literally: relating to a hinge, hence, that on which something depends, principal, from ō hinge
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"It was like a cardinal sin," Dawn Butler told the Commons during a debate on St Patrick's Day and Northern Irish affairs.
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Great thrillers trust their audience to put the pieces together without being fed a major clue on a platter, and “Holland” breaks that cardinal rule right out the gate.
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For most coaches, that is a cardinal sin.
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Every morning, he says, he looks into his closet stocked with cardinal and gold apparel and has to pinch himself.
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The crowd, a mixture of priests and nuns based in Rome and Catholic pilgrims here for a Jubilee year, were led by an American cardinal.
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