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Antonyms for cardinal

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kahr-dn-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr dn l


Definition of cardinal

Origin :
  • early 12c., "one of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the sacred college" (short for cardinalis ecclesiae Romanae or episcopus cardinalis), from Latin cardinalis "principal, chief, essential" (see cardinal (adj.)).
  • Ecclesiastical use began for the presbyters of the chief (cardinal) churches of Rome. The North American songbird (Cardinalis virginianus) is attested from 1670s, so named for its resemblance to the cardinals in their red robes.
  • adj important, key
Example sentences :
  • He had seen his uncle present himself to the Cardinal at Cawood Castle.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Cardinal Newman wrote: "Gladstone's book, as you see, is making a sensation."
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Art surely no mere clerk, but bishop or cardinal at the least.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Unlike Shakespeare's cardinal, they did not die without a sign.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • We spend years upon the study of character, and the cardinal features often escape us.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • The King regarded him with coldness, the Cardinal with irritation.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • And I must say that the Cardinal, who is a man of sense, was of the same mind.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He learnt that the Cardinal rose at six o'clock, summer and winter alike.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • As soon as Pierre was alone in the Cardinal's sanctum he examined it with curiosity.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The Cardinal had again begun to walk to and fro with thoughtful step.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for cardinal

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