Definition of Cardinal
1. Adjective. Serving as an essential component. "Computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
2. Noun. (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.
Category relationships: Church Of Rome,
Roman Catholic,
Roman Catholic Church,
Roman Church,
Western ChurchGroup relationships: College Of Cardinals,
Sacred CollegeGeneric synonyms: BishopSpecialized synonyms: DeanSpecialized synonyms: Bellarmine,
Bellarmino,
Cardinal Bellarmine,
Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine,
Borgia,
Cesare BorgiaDerivative terms: Cardinalship 3. Adjective. Being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order. "Cardinal numbers"
Similar to: 0,
Zero,
Non-zero,
1,
Ane,
I,
One,
2,
Ii,
Two,
3,
Iii,
Three,
4,
Four,
Iv,
5,
Five,
V,
6,
Half Dozen,
Half-dozen,
Six,
Vi,
7,
Seven,
Vii,
8,
Eight,
Viii,
9,
Ix,
Nine,
10,
Ten,
X,
11,
Eleven,
Xi,
12,
Dozen,
Twelve,
Xii,
13,
Thirteen,
Xiii,
14,
Fourteen,
Xiv,
15,
Fifteen,
Xv,
16,
Sixteen,
Xvi,
17,
Seventeen,
Xvii,
18,
Eighteen,
Xviii,
19,
Nineteen,
Xix,
20,
Twenty,
Xx,
21,
Twenty-one,
Xxi,
22,
Twenty-two,
Xxii,
23,
Twenty-three,
Xxiii,
24,
Twenty-four,
Xxiv,
25,
Twenty-five,
Xxv,
26,
Twenty-six,
Xxvi,
27,
Twenty-seven,
Xxvii,
28,
Twenty-eight,
Xxviii,
29,
Twenty-nine,
Xxix,
30,
Thirty,
Xxx,
31,
Thirty-one,
Xxxi,
32,
Thirty-two,
Xxxii,
33,
Thirty-three,
Xxxiii,
34,
Thirty-four,
Xxxiv,
35,
Thirty-five,
Xxxv,
36,
Thirty-six,
Xxxvi,
37,
Thirty-seven,
Xxxvii,
38,
Thirty-eight,
Xxxviii,
39,
Ixl,
Thirty-nine,
40,
Forty,
Twoscore,
Xl,
41,
Forty-one,
Xli,
42,
Forty-two,
Xlii,
43,
Forty-three,
Xliii,
44,
Forty-four,
Xliv,
45,
Forty-five,
Xlv,
46,
Forty-six,
Xlvi,
47,
Forty-seven,
Xlvii,
48,
Forty-eight,
Xlviii,
49,
Forty-nine,
Il,
50,
Fifty,
L,
51,
Fifty-one,
Li,
52,
Fifty-two,
Lii,
53,
Fifty-three,
Liii,
54,
Fifty-four,
Liv,
55,
Fifty-five,
Lv,
56,
Fifty-six,
Lvi,
57,
Fifty-seven,
Lvii,
58,
Fifty-eight,
Lviii,
59,
Fifty-nine,
Ilx,
60,
Lx,
Sixty,
Threescore,
61,
Lxi,
Sixty-one,
62,
Lxii,
Sixty-two,
63,
Lxiii,
Sixty-three,
64,
Lxiv,
Sixty-four,
65,
Lxv,
Sixty-five,
66,
Lxvi,
Sixty-six,
67,
Lxvii,
Sixty-seven,
68,
Lxviii,
Sixty-eight,
69,
Ilxx,
Sixty-nine,
70,
Lxx,
Seventy,
71,
Lxxi,
Seventy-one,
72,
Lxxii,
Seventy-two,
73,
Lxxiii,
Seventy-three,
74,
Lxxiv,
Seventy-four,
75,
Lxxv,
Seventy-five,
76,
Lxxvi,
Seventy-six,
77,
Lxxvii,
Seventy-seven,
78,
Lxxviii,
Seventy-eight,
79,
Ilxxx,
Seventy-nine,
80,
Eighty,
Fourscore,
Lxxx,
81,
Eighty-one,
Lxxxi,
82,
Eighty-two,
Lxxxii,
83,
Eighty-three,
Lxxxiii,
84,
Eighty-four,
Lxxxiv,
85,
Eighty-five,
Lxxxv,
86,
Eighty-six,
Lxxxvi,
87,
Eighty-seven,
Lxxxvii,
88,
Eighty-eight,
Lxxxviii,
89,
Eighty-nine,
Ixc,
90,
Ninety,
Xc,
91,
Ninety-one,
Xci,
92,
Ninety-two,
Xcii,
93,
Ninety-three,
Xciii,
94,
Ninety-four,
Xciv,
95,
Ninety-five,
Xcv,
96,
Ninety-six,
Xcvi,
97,
Ninety-seven,
Xcvii,
98,
Ninety-eight,
Xcviii,
99,
Ic,
Ninety-nine,
100,
C,
Hundred,
One Hundred,
101,
Ci,
Hundred And One,
One Hundred One,
105,
Cv,
One Hundred Five,
110,
Cx,
One Hundred Ten,
115,
Cxv,
One Hundred Fifteen,
120,
Cxx,
One Hundred Twenty,
125,
Cxxv,
One Hundred Twenty-five,
130,
Cxxx,
One Hundred Thirty,
135,
Cxxxv,
One Hundred Thirty-five,
140,
Cxl,
One Hundred Forty,
145,
Cxlv,
One Hundred Forty-five,
150,
Cl,
One Hundred Fifty,
155,
Clv,
One Hundred Fifty-five,
160,
Clx,
One Hundred Sixty,
165,
Clxv,
One Hundred Sixty-five,
170,
Clxx,
One Hundred Seventy,
175,
Clxxv,
One Hundred Seventy-five,
180,
Clxxx,
One Hundred Eighty,
190,
One Hundred Ninety,
Xcl,
200,
Cc,
Two Hundred,
300,
Ccc,
Three Hundred,
400,
Cd,
Four Hundred,
500,
D,
Five Hundred,
1000,
K,
M,
One Thousand,
Thousand,
Ten Thousand,
Hundred Thousand,
Million,
Billion,
Billion,
Trillion,
Trillion,
ZillionAntonyms: Ordinal 4. Noun. The number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order.
5. Noun. A variable color averaging a vivid red.
6. Noun. Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male.
Definition of Cardinal
1. a. Of fundamental importance; preëminent; superior; chief; principal.
2. n. One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.
Definition of Cardinal
1. Noun. (baseball) A player on the team "The St. Louis Cardinals". ¹
2. Noun. (American football) A player on the team "Arizona Cardinals". ¹
3. Noun. A sports team or a player on a sports team at Stanford University. ¹
4. Noun. A student or player on a sports team at the University of Louisville. ¹
5. Adjective. Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal. ¹
6. Adjective. (nautical) Of or relating to the '''cardinal''' directions (north, south, east and west). ¹
7. Adjective. Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position. ¹
8. Adjective. Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock). ¹
9. Noun. A number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (gloss See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.) ¹
10. Noun. An official in the Catholic Church, ranking only below the Pope and the patriarchs. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.) ¹
11. Noun. A songbird of the finch family, ''Cardinalis cardinalis''. ¹
12. Noun. Any of various related passerine birds of the family ''Cardinalidae''. (See Wikipedia article on cardinal birds.) ¹
13. Noun. A shade of scarlet associated with the colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cardinal
1. a bright red bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cardinal
1.
Chief or principal;in embryology, relating to the main venous drainage.
Origin: L. Cardinalis, principal
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardinal
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