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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, n. [F. carinal, It. cardinale, LL.
     cardinalis (ecclesi[ae] Roman[ae]). See Cardinal, a.]
     1. (R. C. Ch.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who
        constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The clerics of the supreme Chair are called
              Cardinals, as undoubtedly adhering more nearly to
              the hinge by which all things are moved. --Pope Leo
                                                    IX.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The cardinals are appointed by the pope. Since the time
           of Sixtus V., their number can never exceed seventy
           (six of episcopal rank, fifty priests, fourteen
           deacons), and the number of cardinal priests and
           deacons is seldom full. When the papel chair is vacant
           a pope is elected by the college of cardinals from
           among themselves. The cardinals take precedence of all
           dignitaries except the pope. The principal parts of a
           cardinal's costume are a red cassock, a rochet, a short
           purple mantle, and a red hat with a small crown and
           broad brim, with cords and tessels of a special pattern
           hanging from it.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A woman's short cloak with a hood.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where's your cardinal! Make haste.    --Lloyd.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Mulled red wine. --Hotten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. the cardinal bird, also called the northern cardinal.
        [PJC]
  
     Cardinal bird, or Cardinal grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), an
        American song bird ({Cardinalis cardinalis, or
        Cardinalis Virginianus), of the family Fringillid[ae],
        or finches of which the male has a bright red plumage, and
        both sexes have a high, pointed crest on its head; -- it
        is also called the northern cardinal or eastern
        cardinal. The males have loud and musical notes
        resembling those of a fife. Other related species are also
        called cardinal birds.
  
     Cardinal flower (Bot.), an herbaceous plant ({Lobelia
        cardinalis) bearing brilliant red flowers of much beauty.
        
  
     Cardinal red, a color like that of a cardinal's cassock,
        hat, etc.; a bright red, darker than scarlet, and between
        scarlet and crimson.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of
     a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F.
     cardinal.]
     Of fundamental importance; pre["e]minent; superior; chief;
     principal.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The cardinal intersections of the zodiac. --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Impudence is now a cardinal virtue.      --Drayton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.
                                                    --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Cardinal numbers, the numbers one, two, three, etc., in
        distinction from first, second, third, etc., which are
        called ordinal numbers.
  
     Cardinal points
     (a) (Geol.) The four principal points of the compass, or
         intersections of the horizon with the meridian and the
         prime vertical circle, north, south east, and west.
     (b) (Astrol.) The rising and setting of the sun, the zenith
         and nadir.
  
     Cardinal signs (Astron.) Aries, Libra, Cancer, and
        Capricorn.
  
     Cardinal teeth (Zo["o]l.), the central teeth of bivalve
        shell. See Bivalve.
  
     Cardinal veins (Anat.), the veins in vertebrate embryos,
        which run each side of the vertebral column and returm the
        blood to the heart. They remain through life in some
        fishes.
  
     Cardinal virtues, pre["e]minent virtues; among the
        ancients, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
  
     Cardinal winds, winds which blow from the cardinal points
        due north, south, east, or west.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of
     a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F.
     cardinal.]
     Of fundamental importance; pre["e]minent; superior; chief;
     principal.
  
           The cardinal intersections of the zodiac. --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
  
           Impudence is now a cardinal virtue.      --Drayton.
  
           But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     Cardinal numbers, the numbers one, two, three, etc., in
        distinction from first, second, third, etc., which are
        called ordinal numbers.
  
     Cardinal points
     (a) (Geol.) The four principal points of the compass, or
         intersections of the horizon with the meridian and the
         prime vertical circle, north, south east, and west.
     (b) (Astrol.) The rising and setting of the sun, the zenith
         and nadir.
  
     Cardinal signs (Astron.) Aries, Libra, Cancer, and
        Capricorn.
  
     Cardinal teeth (Zo["o]l.), the central teeth of bivalve
        shell. See Bivalve.
  
     Cardinal veins (Anat.), the veins in vertebrate embryos,
        which run each side of the vertebral column and returm the
        blood to the heart. They remain through life in some
        fishes.
  
     Cardinal virtues, pre["e]minent virtues; among the
        ancients, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
  
     Cardinal winds, winds which blow from the cardinal points
        due north, south, east, or west.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, n. [F. carinal, It. cardinale, LL.
     cardinalis (ecclesi[ae] Roman[ae]). See Cardinal, a.]
     1. (R. C. Ch.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who
        constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.
  
              The clerics of the supreme Chair are called
              Cardinals, as undoubtedly adhering more nearly to
              the hinge by which all things are moved. --Pope Leo
                                                    IX.
  
     Note: The cardinals are appointed by the pope. Since the time
           of Sixtus V., their number can never exceed seventy
           (six of episcopal rank, fifty priests, fourteen
           deacons), and the number of cardinal priests and
           deacons is seldom full. When the papel chair is vacant
           a pope is elected by the college of cardinals from
           among themselves. The cardinals take precedence of all
           dignitaries except the pope. The principal parts of a
           cardinal's costume are a red cassock, a rochet, a short
           purple mantle, and a red hat with a small crown and
           broad brim, with cords and tessels of a special pattern
           hanging from it.
  
     2. A woman's short cloak with a hood.
  
              Where's your cardinal! Make haste.    --Lloyd.
  
     3. Mulled red wine. --Hotten.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cardinal
       adj 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" [syn: central,
               fundamental, key, primal]
       2: being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order;
          "cardinal numbers" [ant: ordinal]
       n 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
       2: the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a
          quantity but not the order [syn: cardinal number]
       3: a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: carmine]
       4: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red
          plumage in the male [syn: cardinal grosbeak, Richmondena
          Cardinalis, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cardinal
     Γαλλικά a.
     (ετ μαθ fr) απόλυτος, πληθικός
     Γαλλικά n.
     (ετικ χριστ πουλί γλ=fr) ο καρδινάλιος

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Cardinal
     Αγγλικά n.
     Καρδινάλιος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cardinal
     Catalan a.
     (l en cardinal)
     French a.
     1 important; paramount
     2 (lb fr mathematics) (l en cardinal)
     French n.
     1 (lb fr religion) (l en cardinal)
     2 cardinal number
     3 cardinal (gloss: bird)
     Middle French n.
     (lb frm Christianity) (l en cardinal).
     Romanian a.
     principal, essential, fundamental
     Romanian n.
     1 (lb ro religion) (l en cardinal)
     2 (l en cardinal) (gloss: bird)
     3 a variety of grape, cultivated for consumption
     Welsh n.
     1 (lb cy Roman Catholic) (l en cardinal) (gloss: Roman Catholic
  official)
     2 (l en cardinal) (gloss: bird)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Cardinal
     n.
     1 (lb en baseball) A player on the St. Louis Cardinals team.
     2 (lb en American football) A player on the Arizona Cardinals team.
     3 A student or player on a sports team at the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Louisville.
     n.
     A player on a sports team at
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford%20University.
     n.
     (surname en from=French) common among French Canadians as well as
  Cree and Métis indigenous peoples in Canada.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cardinal
     a.
     1 Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
     2 (lb en nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north,
  south, east and west).
     3 Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity
  (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number
  indicating relative position.
     4 Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's
  cassock).
     n.
     (lb en Roman Catholic) One of the officials appointed by the pope in
  the (l en Roman Catholic Church), ranking only below the (l en pope) and
  the (l en patriarch patriarchs), constituting the special college which
  elects the pope.<ref>(cite-web author=Press Office title=The
  College of Cardinals General Documentazion
  titleurl=http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_documentazione/cardinali_documentazione_generale_en.html
  work=The Holy See date=17 Feb. 2014).</ref> (See
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_(Catholicism).)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Cardinal
     n.
     1 (lb en baseball) A player on the St. Louis Cardinals team.
     2 (lb en American football) A player on the Arizona Cardinals team.
     3 A student or player on a sports team at the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Louisville.
     n.
     A player on a sports team at
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford%20University.
     n.
     (surname en from=French) common among French Canadians as well as
  Cree and Métis indigenous peoples in Canada.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cardinal
     Catalan a.
     (l en cardinal)
     French a.
     1 important; paramount
     2 (lb fr mathematics) (l en cardinal)
     French n.
     1 (lb fr religion) (l en cardinal)
     2 cardinal number
     3 cardinal (gloss: bird)
     Middle French n.
     (lb frm Christianity) (l en cardinal).
     Romanian a.
     principal, essential, fundamental
     Romanian n.
     1 (lb ro religion) (l en cardinal)
     2 (l en cardinal) (gloss: bird)
     3 a variety of grape, cultivated for consumption
     Welsh n.
     1 (lb cy Roman Catholic) (l en cardinal) (gloss: Roman Catholic
  official)
     2 (l en cardinal) (gloss: bird)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Cardinal
     n.
     1 (lb en baseball) A player on the St. Louis Cardinals team.
     2 (lb en American football) A player on the Arizona Cardinals team.
     3 A student or player on a sports team at the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Louisville.
     n.
     A player on a sports team at
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford%20University.
     n.
     (surname en from=French) common among French Canadians as well as
  Cree and Métis indigenous peoples in Canada.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cardinal
     Catalan a.
     (l en cardinal)
     French a.
     1 important; paramount
     2 (lb fr mathematics) (l en cardinal)
     French n.
     1 (lb fr religion) (l en cardinal)
     2 cardinal number
     3 cardinal (gloss: bird)
     Middle French n.
     (lb frm Christianity) (l en cardinal).
     Spanish a.
     1 (l en cardinal) (gloss: crucial, pivotal)
     2 (l en cardinal) (gloss: describing a number used to indicate
  quantity)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Cardinal
     n.
     1 (lb en baseball) A player on the St. Louis Cardinals team.
     2 (lb en American football) A player on the Arizona Cardinals team.
     3 A student or player on a sports team at the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Louisville.
     n.
     A player on a sports team at
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford%20University.
     n.
     (surname en from=French) common among French Canadians as well as
  Cree and Métis indigenous peoples in Canada.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cardinal
     Ranska a.
     pääasiallinen, oleellinen
     Ranska n.
     1 (matematiikka) kardinaaliluku
     2 kardinaali (paavillinen virkamies)
     3 kardinaali ''(Cardinalidae)''
     Romania a.
     pääasiallinen, tärkein
     Romania n.
     kardinaali

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cardinal
     Franska a.
     1 avgörande, kardinal-
     2 (tagg matematik språk=fr) som har att göra med kardinaltal
     Franska n.
     1 (tagg kristendom språk=fr) kardinal
     2 (tagg matematik språk=fr) kardinaltal

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  الكاردينال

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  1. числителен, кардинал
  describing a number that indicates quantity
  2. яркочервен
  having a bright red color
  3. главен, основен
  of fundamental importance
  4. главен, кардинал
  of or relating to the cardinal directions

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  1. чинка, кардинал
  bird of the genus Cardinalis
  2. яркочервен цвят
  colour
  3. числително
  number indicating quantity
  4. кардинал 2.
  official of the Catholic Church
   3.
  any bird in family Cardinalidae

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/ 
  hlavní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/ 
  základní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/ 
  kardinál

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/ 
  menstruace (slang)

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  Haupt…
     Synonyms: general, main, master

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  Kardinal  [relig.]
   see: cardinals

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  Kardinalrot 
     Synonym: cardinal red

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  Kardinalzahl 
     Synonym: cardinal number
  
   see: cardinals, cardinal numbers

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  grundsätzlich, kardinal , Kardinal…
   see: cardinal utility

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  
  καρδινάλιος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  1. kardinaali, perus-
  describing a number that indicates quantity
  2. kardinaalinpunainen
  having a bright red color
  3. kardinaali, emä-, peri-, perus-, pää-
  of fundamental importance
  4. kardinaali
  of or relating to the cardinal directions

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  1. punakardinaali, kardinaali
  bird of the genus Cardinalis
  2. kardinaalinpunainen
  colour
  3. kardinaaliluku, perusluku
  number indicating quantity
  4. kardinaali 2.
  official of the Catholic Church
   3.
  any bird in family Cardinalidae

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/ 
  1. मुख्य, प्रधान
        "Is there a cardinal rule to solve this problem?"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  bitan, glavni, kardinal, kardinalni, osnovni, prost (broj), svjetlocrven

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  1. legfôbb
  2. sarkalatos
  3. bíboros

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  Kardinal

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  1. 基数, 枢機卿
  describing a number that indicates quantity
  2. 基本, 枢機卿
  of fundamental importance

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  1. 緋色
  colour
  2. 基数
  number indicating quantity
  3. 枢機卿 2.
  official of the Catholic Church
   3.
  any bird in family Cardinalidae
   4.
  bird of the genus Cardinalis

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]


  cardinal /kɑːrdınəl/
  1. svarbiausias, pagrindinis
  2. kardinalus
  3. kiekinis
  4. ryškiai raudonas
  5. kardinolas

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  kardinal 2.
  describing a number that indicates quantity
   3.
  of fundamental importance
   4.
  of or relating to the cardinal directions

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  kardinal 2.
  official of the Catholic Church
   3.
  any bird in family Cardinalidae
   4.
  bird of the genus Cardinalis

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]


  cardinal /ˈkɑ:dənəl/
  I.    kardynał
  II.    [form]  kardynalny

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  avgörande, främsta, huvud-, huvudsaklig, kardinal-, väsentlig
  of fundamental importance

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]


  cardinal //ˈkɑɹdnəl// //ˈkɑɹdɪnəl// //ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl// //ˈkɑːd.nəl// 
  kardinal 2.
  official of the Catholic Church
   3.
  any bird in family Cardinalidae
   4.
  bird of the genus Cardinalis

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]


  cardinal /kˈɑːdɪnəl/
  1. belli başlı, ana, önemli
  2. parlak kırmızı
  3. kardinal
  4. parlak kırmızı renkli ve tepeli bir çeşit Amerikan ispinozu. cardinal numbers esas sayılar. cardinal point dört esas yönden her biri. Gardinalship  kardinallik.