cardinal

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Synonyms: cardial, carinal, cardenal, kardinal, cordial, carnal, marginal, ordinal, carnival, carina, cardigan

Antonyms: cardial, carinal, cardenal, kardinal, cordial, carnal, marginal, ordinal, carnival, carina, cardigan

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. Of fundamental importance; [[crucial]], [[pivotal]].
2. {{lb|en|nautical}} Of or relating to the [[cardinal direction]]s ([[north]], [[south]], [[east]] and [[west]]).
3. Describing a “natural” [[number]] used to indicate quantity (e.g., [[zero]], [[one]], [[two]], [[three]]), as opposed to an [[ordinal]] number indicating relative position.
4. Having a bright [[red]] color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal’s [[cassock]]).
5. {{lb|en|astrology}} Being one of the signs [[Aries]], [[Cancer]], [[Libra]] and [[Capricorn]], associated with [[initiation]], [[creation]], and [[force]].

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q45722}}{{lb|en|Roman Catholic}} One of the officials appointed by the pope in the [[Roman Catholic Church]], ranking only below the [[pope]], equal to the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope.<ref>{{cite-web|author=Press Office|title=The College of Cardinals General Documentazion|titleurl=http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_documentazione/cardinali_documentazione_generale_en.html|work=The Holy See|date=17 Feb. 2014}}.</ref>
2. {{senseid|en|Q223402}} Any of various species of New-World [[passerine]] [[songbird]] in the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Cardinalis|genus}}, or in the family {{taxfmt|Cardinalidae|family}} more generally, or of similar appearance and once considered to be related to the former; so called because of their red plumage. (See [[w:Cardinalidae|Wikipedia article]] for taxonomical information.)
3. A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than {{l|en|scarlet}}, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. {{q|same as {{m|en|cardinal red}}}}
4. {{lb|en|math}} {{ellipsis of|en|cardinal number}}, a {{l|en|number}} indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3). {{gloss|See {{w|Cardinal_number}}.}}
5. {{lb|en|grammar}} {{ellipsis of|en|cardinal numeral}}, a {{l|en|word}} used to represent a cardinal number.
6. {{ellipsis of|en|cardinal flower}} ({{taxlink|Lobelia cardinalis|species}}), a flowering plant.
7. {{ellipsis of|en|cardinal tetra}} ({{taxlink|Paracheirodon axelrodi|species}}), a [[freshwater]] [[fish]].
8. {{lb|en|now|historical}} A woman's short {{l|en|cloak}} with a {{l|en|hood}}, originally made of scarlet cloth.
9. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[mulled wine|Mulled]] [[red wine]].

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