cardinal

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I - 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 (Freq. 2)
• Derivationally related forms:
cardinalship
• Topics:
Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
• Hypernyms:
bishop
• Hyponyms:
dean
• Instance Hyponyms:
Bellarmine, Bellarmino, Cardinal Bellarmine, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine, Borgia, Cesare Borgia
• Member Holonyms:
Sacred College, College of Cardinals
2. the number of elements in a mathematical set;
denotes a quantity but not the order
• Syn:
cardinal number
• Hypernyms:
number
• Hyponyms:
frequency, absolute frequency, googol, googolplex
3. a variable color averaging a vivid red
• Syn:
carmine
• Derivationally related forms:
carmine (for: carmine)
• Hypernyms:
red, redness
4. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
• Syn:
cardinal grosbeak, Richmondena Cardinalis, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird
• Hypernyms:
finch
• Member Holonyms:
Richmondena, genus Richmondena

II - adjective

1. serving as an essential component (Freq. 3)
- a cardinal rule
- the central cause of the problem
- an example that was fundamental to the argument
- computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
• Syn:
central, fundamental, key, primal
• Similar to:
important, of import
• Derivationally related forms:
center (for: central)
2. being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
- cardinal numbers
• Ant:
ordinal
• Similar to:
zero, 0, non-zero, one, 1,
i, ane, two, 2, ii, three,
3, iii, four, 4, iv, five,
5, v, six, 6, vi, half dozen,
half-dozen, seven, 7, vii, eight, 8,
viii, nine, 9, ix, ten, 10,
x, eleven, 11, xi, twelve, 12,
xii, dozen, thirteen, 13, xiii, fourteen,
14, xiv, fifteen, 15, xv, sixteen,
16, xvi, seventeen, 17, xvii, eighteen,
18, xviii, nineteen, 19, xix, twenty,
20, xx, twenty-one, 21, xxi, twenty-two,
22, xxii, twenty-three, 23, xxiii, twenty-four,
24, xxiv, twenty-five, 25, xxv, twenty-six,
26, xxvi, twenty-seven, 27, xxvii, twenty-eight,
28, xxviii, twenty-nine, 29, xxix, thirty,
30, xxx, thirty-one, 31, xxxi, thirty-two,
32, xxxii, thirty-three, 33, xxxiii, thirty-four,
34, xxxiv, thirty-five, 35, xxxv, thirty-six,
36, xxxvi, thirty-seven, 37, xxxvii, thirty-eight,
38, xxxviii, thirty-nine, 39, ixl, forty,
40, xl, twoscore, forty-one, 41, xli,
forty-two, 42, xlii, forty-three, 43, xliii,
forty-four, 44, xliv, forty-five, 45, xlv,
forty-six, 46, xlvi, forty-seven, 47, xlvii,
forty-eight, 48, xlviii, forty-nine, 49, il,
fifty, 50, l, fifty-one, 51, li,
fifty-two, 52, lii, fifty-three, 53, liii,
fifty-four, 54, liv, fifty-five, 55, lv,
fifty-six, 56, lvi, fifty-seven, 57, lvii,
fifty-eight, 58, lviii, fifty-nine, 59, ilx,
sixty, 60, lx, threescore, sixty-one, 61,
lxi, sixty-two, 62, lxii, sixty-three, 63,
lxiii, sixty-four, 64, lxiv, sixty-five, 65,
lxv, sixty-six, 66, lxvi, sixty-seven, 67,
lxvii, sixty-eight, 68, lxviii, sixty-nine, 69,
ilxx, seventy, 70, lxx, seventy-one, 71,
lxxi, seventy-two, 72, lxxii, seventy-three, 73,
lxxiii, seventy-four, 74, lxxiv, seventy-five, 75,
lxxv, seventy-six, 76, lxxvi, seventy-seven, 77,
lxxvii, seventy-eight, 78, lxxviii, seventy-nine, 79,
ilxxx, eighty, 80, lxxx, fourscore, eighty-one,
81, lxxxi, eighty-two, 82, lxxxii, eighty-three,
83, lxxxiii, eighty-four, 84, lxxxiv, eighty-five,
85, lxxxv, eighty-six, 86, lxxxvi, eighty-seven,
87, lxxxvii, eighty-eight, 88, lxxxviii, eighty-nine,
89, ixc, ninety, 90, xc, ninety-one,
91, xci, ninety-two, 92, xcii, ninety-three,
93, xciii, ninety-four, 94, xciv, ninety-five,
95, xcv, ninety-six, 96, xcvi, ninety-seven,
97, xcvii, ninety-eight, 98, xcviii, ninety-nine,
99, ic, hundred, one hundred, 100, c,
hundred and one, one hundred one, 101, ci, one hundred five, 105,
cv, one hundred ten, 110, cx, one hundred fifteen, 115,
cxv, one hundred twenty, 120, cxx, one hundred twenty-five, 125,
cxxv, one hundred thirty, 130, cxxx, one hundred thirty-five, 135,
cxxxv, one hundred forty, 140, cxl, one hundred forty-five, 145,
cxlv, one hundred fifty, 150, cl, one hundred fifty-five, 155,
clv, one hundred sixty, 160, clx, one hundred sixty-five, 165,
clxv, one hundred seventy, 170, clxx, one hundred seventy-five, 175,
clxxv, one hundred eighty, 180, clxxx, one hundred ninety, 190,
xcl, two hundred, 200, cc, three hundred, 300,
ccc, four hundred, 400, cd, five hundred, 500,
d, thousand, one thousand, 1000, m, k,
ten thousand, hundred thousand, million, billion, trillion, zillion

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  central, fundamental, key, primal, cardinal grosbeak, Richmondena Cardinalis, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird, carmine, cardinal number