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cardinal-priest — carˈdinal bishop, carˈdinal priest, carˈdinal deacon noun The three orders of cardinal in the Sacred College • • • Main Entry: ↑cardinal … Useful english dictionary
Cardinal — • A dignitary of the Roman Church and counsellor of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cardinal Cardinal † … Catholic encyclopedia
Cardinal (Catholicism) — A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of… … Wikipedia
cardinal — cardinally, adv. cardinalship, n. /kahr dn l/, adj. 1. of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance. 2. of the color cardinal. n. 3. Rom. Cath. Ch. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and… … Universalium
Cardinal Richelieu — The Red Eminence redirects here. For Soviet statesman, see Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov. Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, 1637, Philippe de Champaigne 1st Chief Minister of the … Wikipedia
cardinal — Synonyms and related words: Gaussian integer, Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, Titian, Titian red, abuna, algebraic number, algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, all absorbing, antipope, arch, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, banner, bishop,… … Moby Thesaurus
cardinal bishop — noun a) A cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who is bishop of one of the cardinal ( hinge ) dioceses of the Province of Rome. b) More loosely, a cardinal who is a bishop anywhere. See Also: bishop, cardinal, cardinal diocese, cardinal priest,… … Wiktionary
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria — Cardinal Infante Ferdinand (1609/16101 in Escorial near Madrid, Spain 9 November 1641 in Brussels) (also known as Don Fernando de Austria and as Ferdinand von Österreich) was Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church … Wikipedia
Cardinal Deusdedit — Cardinal Deusdedit † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Cardinal Deusdedit Born at Todi, Italy; died between 1097 and 1100. He was a friend of St. Gregory VII and defender of his reformation measures; Deusdedit joined the Benedictine Order and… … Catholic encyclopedia
Cardinal Wolsey — [Cardinal Wolsey] (Thomas Wolsey c. 1474–1530) an English ↑cardinal (= very senior Roman Catholic priest), who was Henry VIII s most important political ↑ … Useful english dictionary
