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Meaning & Definition of Cardinal in English

English

Cardinal

/kɑrdənəl/

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

synonym:
  • cardinal

2. The number of elements in a mathematical set

  • Denotes a quantity but not the order
synonym:
  • cardinal number,
  • cardinal

3. A variable color averaging a vivid red

synonym:
  • cardinal,
  • carmine

4. Crested thick-billed north american finch having bright red plumage in the male

synonym:
  • cardinal,
  • cardinal grosbeak,
  • Richmondena Cardinalis,
  • Cardinalis cardinalis,
  • redbird

adjective

1. Serving as an essential component

  • "A cardinal rule"
  • "The central cause of the problem"
  • "An example that was fundamental to the argument"
  • "Computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
synonym:
  • cardinal,
  • central,
  • fundamental,
  • key,
  • primal

2. Being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order

  • "Cardinal numbers"
synonym:
  • cardinal