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Detailed Synonyms for cardinal in English

cardinal:

cardinal adj

  1. cardinal
  2. cardinal
    – serving as an essential component 1
    key; fundamental; cardinal; central; primal
    – serving as an essential component 1
    • key adj
    • fundamental adj
      • an example that was fundamental to the argument1
      • computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure1
    • cardinal adj
      • a cardinal rule1
    • central adj
      • the central cause of the problem1
    • primal adj
  3. cardinal
    – being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order 1
    cardinal
    – being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order 1

cardinal [the ~] noun

  1. the cardinal
    the cardinal
  2. the cardinal
    the cardinal number; the cardinal
  3. the cardinal
    – crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male 1
    the cardinal; the cardinal grosbeak; the Cardinalis cardinalis; the redbird; the Richmondena Cardinalis
    – crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male 1
  4. the cardinal
    – a variable color averaging a vivid red 1
    the cardinal; the carmine
    – a variable color averaging a vivid red 1
  5. the cardinal
    – (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 1
    the cardinal
    – (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 1
  6. the cardinal
    – the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order 1
    the cardinal; the cardinal number
    – the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order 1

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Related Definitions for "cardinal":

  1. serving as an essential component1
    • a cardinal rule1
  2. being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order1
    • cardinal numbers1
  3. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male1
  4. a variable color averaging a vivid red1
  5. (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes1
  6. the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order1

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