cardinal

  • 41cardinal — 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

  • 42cardinal — I UK [ˈkɑː(r)dɪn(ə)l] / US [ˈkɑrdɪn(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms cardinal : singular cardinal plural cardinals a priest with a very senior position in the Roman Catholic Church, below that of the pope II UK [ˈkɑː(r)dɪn(ə)l] / US [ˈkɑrdɪn(ə)l] …

    English dictionary

  • 43cardinal — 1. adjective /ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl,ˈkɑɹdɪnəl/ a) Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal. a cardinal rule b) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west) …

    Wiktionary

  • 44cardinal — adj y s m y f 1 Que es principal o fundamental, que encabeza u orienta: una tesis cardinal, un libro cardinal 2 Punto cardinal Cada una de las cuatro direcciones en que se divide el horizonte, determinadas por la posición del Sol al amanecer… …

    Español en México

  • 45cardinal — car|di|nal1 [ kardınl ] noun count 1. ) a North American bird with a CREST (=a pointed group of feathers) on the top of its head. The male is bright red. 2. ) a priest with a very senior position in the Roman Catholic Church, below that of the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 46cardinal — [12] The ultimate source of cardinal is Latin cardō ‘hinge’, and its underlying idea is that something of particular, or ‘cardinal’, importance is like the hinge on which all else depends. English first acquired it as a noun, direct from… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 47cardinal — 1 noun (C) 1 a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church 2 a North American bird of which the male is a bright red colour 3 a cardinal number 2 adjective (only before noun) very important or basic: Having clean hands is one of the cardinal …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48cardinal — {{#}}{{LM C07257}}{{〓}} {{SynC07424}} {{[}}cardinal{{]}} ‹car·di·nal› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Que expresa la idea de cantidad o número: • ‘Uno’, ‘siete’ y ‘mil’ son cardinales numerales.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} Principal o fundamental: • La… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 49cardinal — [12] The ultimate source of cardinal is Latin cardō ‘hinge’, and its underlying idea is that something of particular, or ‘cardinal’, importance is like the hinge on which all else depends. English first acquired it as a noun, direct from… …

    Word origins

  • 50CARDINAL — n. m. Un des soixante dix membres qui composent le Sacré Collège, qui ont voix active et passive (c’est à dire qui ont le droit d’élire et d’être élus) dans l’élection du pape, et parmi lesquels le pape est ordinairement choisi. Le pape fit une… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)