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cardinals
 
Noun cardinal has 4 senses
  1. 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 is a kind of     bishop
    --1 is a member of Sacred College, College of Cardinals
    --1 has particulars:
     dean; Bellarmine, Bellarmino, Cardinal Bellarmine, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine; Borgia, Cesare Borgia
  2. cardinal number, cardinal - the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
    --2 is a kind of number
    --2 has particulars: frequency, absolute frequency; googol; googolplex
  3. cardinal, carmine - a variable color averaging a vivid red
    --3 is a kind of red, redness
  4. cardinal, cardinal grosbeak, Richmondena Cardinalis, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird - crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
    --4 is a kind of finch
    --4 is a member of Richmondena, genus Richmondena
cardinal richelieu cardinal tetra cardinal vein cardinal virtue cardinalate cardinalfish cardinalis cardinalis cardinality cardinals cardinalship carding cardio cardiogenic shock cardiogram cardiograph cardiographic cardiography

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