- Cardinalate
- Cardinalate Car"di*nal*ate, n. [Cf. F. cardinalat, LL. cardinalatus.] The office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal. [1913 Webster]
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Cardinalate
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cardinalate — [kärd′ n əlit, kärd′ n əlāt΄] n. 1. the position, dignity, or rank of a cardinal 2. the pope s council of cardinals … English World dictionary
cardinalate — noun a) The dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood b) Collective term for the cardinals The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the… … Wiktionary
cardinalate — cardinal ► NOUN 1) a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church, nominated by and having the power to elect the Pope. 2) a deep scarlet colour like that of a cardinal s cassock. 3) an American songbird of which the male is partly or mostly… … English terms dictionary
cardinalate — noun Date: 1645 the office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal … New Collegiate Dictionary
cardinalate — /kahr dn l ayt /, n. Rom. Cath. Ch. 1. the body of cardinals. 2. the office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal. [1635 45; CARDINAL + ATE3] * * * … Universalium
cardinalate — n. position or duties of cardinal (high ranking official of the Roman Catholic Church) … English contemporary dictionary
cardinalate — car·di·nal·ate … English syllables
cardinalate — car•di•nal•ate [[t]ˈkɑr dn lˌeɪt[/t]] n. 1) rel the body of cardinals 2) rel the office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal • Etymology: 1635–45 … From formal English to slang
cardinalate — /ˈkadənəleɪt/ (say kahduhnuhlayt) noun Roman Catholic Church 1. the body of cardinals. 2. the office, rank, dignity, or incumbency of a cardinal …
cardinalate — noun cardinals collectively • Hypernyms: ↑clergy … Useful english dictionary
