ALL meanings of cardinal
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C c - countable noun cardinal A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church. 3
- adjective cardinal A cardinal rule or quality is the one that is considered to be the most important. 3
- countable noun cardinal A cardinal is a common North American bird. The male has bright red feathers. 3
- noun cardinal any of the members of the Sacred College, ranking next after the pope, who elect the pope and act as his chief counsellors 3
- noun cardinal a deep vivid red colour 3
- noun cardinal a crested North American bunting, Richmondena (or Pyrrhuloxia) cardinalis, the male of which has a bright red plumage and the female a brown one 3
- noun cardinal a fritillary butterfly, Pandoriana pandora, found in meadows of southern Europe 3
- noun cardinal a woman's hooded shoulder cape worn in the 17th and 18th centuries 3
- adjective cardinal fundamentally important; principal 3
- adjective cardinal of a deep vivid red colour 3
- adjective cardinal of or relating to the signs Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn 3
- adjective cardinal of main importance; principal; chief 3
- adjective cardinal bright-red, like the robe of a cardinal 3
- noun cardinal one of the Roman Catholic officials appointed by the pope to his council ( College of Cardinals) 3
- noun cardinal bright red 3
- noun cardinal a woman's short cloak, originally red and usually hooded, fashionable in the 18th cent. 3
- noun cardinal any of various passerine birds (family Emberizidae); esp., a bright-red, crested American species (Cardinalis cardinalis) with a red bill 3
- adjective cardinal of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance. 1
- adjective cardinal of the color cardinal. 1
- noun cardinal Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope. 1
- noun cardinal Also called cardinal grosbeak. a crested grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, of North America, the male of which is bright red. 1
- noun cardinal any of various similar birds. 1
- noun cardinal a deep, rich red color. 1
- noun cardinal a woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth and popularly worn in the 18th century. 1
- noun cardinal cardinal number. 1
- noun cardinal 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). 1
- noun cardinal Roman Catholic official 1
- noun cardinal red North American bird 1
- noun cardinal cardinal number 1
- adjective cardinal most important, essential 1
- adjective cardinal relating to a cardinal number 1
- noun cardinal A number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.). 0
- noun cardinal (grammar) A word used to represent a cardinal number; a cardinal numeral. 0
- noun cardinal An official in the Catholic Church, ranking only below the Pope and the patriarchs. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.). 0
- noun cardinal A genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis. 0
- noun cardinal Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related. 0
- noun cardinal A shade of scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. 0
- noun cardinal A woman's short cloak with a hood. 0
- noun cardinal Mulled red wine. 0
- adjective cardinal Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal. 0
- adjective cardinal (nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west). 0
- adjective cardinal Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position. 0
- adjective cardinal Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock). 0