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   cardinal

   /ˈkɑːdɪnəl/

   noun

   • 1. a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the Pope, and form the Sacred College which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number): "his appointment as cardinal"
   • ▪ a deep scarlet colour like that of a cardinal's cassock.
   • 2. a New World songbird of the bunting family, having a stout bill and typically a conspicuous crest. The male is partly or mostly red in colour.

   adjective

   • 1. of the greatest importance; fundamental: "two cardinal points must be borne in mind" Similar fundamentalbasicmainchiefprimaryprimeprincipalpremierfirstleadingcapitalparamountpre-eminentimportantmajorforemosttoptopmostgreatesthighestkeyessentialvitalcrucialintrinsicintegralelementalrudimentaryrootradicalOpposite unimportant

   Word Origin Old English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. cardinal (sense 1 of the noun) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as ‘pivots’ of church life.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cardinally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pope_Paul_VIPope Paul VI - Wikipedia

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   21 hours ago · Paul VI with Joseph Ratzinger (future Pope Benedict XVI) who was created cardinal in the 1977 consistory. Pope Paul VI held six consistories between 1965 and 1977 that raised 143 men to the cardinalate in his fifteen years as pope: 22 February 1965, 27 cardinals. 26 June 1967, 27 cardinals.