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CARDINAL

Definition:

1. [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
   
   
2. [noun] the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
   Synonyms: number
   
   
3. [noun] a variable color averaging a vivid red
   Synonyms: carmine
   
   
4. [noun] crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
   Synonyms: grosbeak, Richmondena Cardinalis, Cardinalis is, redbird
   
   
5. [adjective] serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
   Synonyms: central, fundamental, key, primal
   
   
6. [adjective] being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
   
   

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Related Words:

• dean
• Bellarmine, Bellarmino, Cardinal Bellarmine, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine
• Borgia, Cesare Borgia
• frequency, absolute frequency
• googol
• googolplex

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