cardinal

Speech parts

1. cardinal - Noun

2. cardinal - Adjective

3. cardinal - Adjective Satellite

4. Cardinal - Proper noun

Meaning

Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.

One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.

A woman's short cloak with a hood.

Mulled red wine.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

central redbird fundamental key ruby scarlet crimson carmine vermilion main important major significant leading primary
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Antonyms

ordinal quaternary second small least little
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Hypernyms

finch bishop number red redness

Hyponyms

dean frequency absolute frequency googol googolplex

Phrases with the word

red cardinal cardinal priest grey cardinal cardinal rules cardinal change cardinal north

Anagrams

Clarinda

Examples

Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues. Thomas Hobbes

Every transfinite consistent multiplicity, that is, every transfinite set, must have a definite aleph as its cardinal number. Georg Cantor

Credit means that a certain confidence is given, and a certain trust reposed. Is that trust justified? and is that confidence wise? These are the cardinal questions. To put it more simply credit is a set of promises to pay; will those promises be kept? Walter Bagehot

He who has the Pope for a cousin soon becomes a Cardinal. Italian Proverb

In a conclave many go in as a pope but come back out as the cardinal they were when they went in. French Proverb

He who has the Pope for his cousin may soon be a Cardinal. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Cardiidae Cardillo Cardin cardinal adjective cardinal beetle Cardinal Bellarmine