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Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.
W. H. Auden

Meaning of "cardinal" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARDINAL

From Latin cardinālis, literally: relating to a hinge, hence, that on which something depends, principal, from cardō hinge.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CARDINAL

cardinal  [ˈkɑːdɪnəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARDINAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cardinal can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CARDINAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cardinal in the English dictionary

The first definition of cardinal in the dictionary is any of the members of the Sacred College, ranking next after the pope, who elect the pope and act as his chief counsellors. Other definition of cardinal is Also called: cardinal red. a deep vivid red colour. Cardinal is also Also called: cardinal grosbeak, redbird. a crested North American bunting, Richmondena cardinalis, the male of which has a bright red plumage and the female a brown one.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARDINAL


altitudinal
ˌæltɪˈtjuːdɪnəl
anal
ˈeɪnəl
coordinal
kəʊˈɔːdɪnəl
criminal
ˈkrɪmɪnəl
dinnle
ˈdɪnəl
final
ˈfaɪnəl
habitudinal
ˌhæbɪˈtjuːdɪnəl
latitudinal
ˌlætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl
libidinal
lɪˈbɪdɪnəl
longitudinal
ˌlɒndʒɪˈtjuːdɪnəl
nundinal
ˈnʌndɪnəl
ordinal
ˈɔːdɪnəl
original
əˈrɪdʒɪnəl
paludinal
pəˈljuːdɪnəl
platitudinal
ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl
subcardinal
sʌbˈkɑːdɪnəl
subordinal
sʌbˈɔːdɪnəl
superordinal
ˌsuːpərˈɔːdɪnəl
terminal
ˈtɜːmɪnəl
testudinal
tɛˈstjuːdɪnəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARDINAL

cardinal beetle
cardinal fish
cardinal flower
cardinal grosbeak
cardinal humour
cardinal number
cardinal numeral
cardinal points
cardinal red
cardinal sin
cardinal spider
cardinal virtues
cardinal vowels
cardinalate
cardinalatial
cardinalitial
cardinality
cardinally
cardinalship

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARDINAL

abdominal
aboriginal
attitudinal
Cup Final
gastrointestinal
grand final
intestinal
marginal
matinal
medicinal
nominal
quarterfinal
retinal
rhodinal
semifinal
seminal
spinal
subliminal
the Cup Final
urinal

Synonyms and antonyms of cardinal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CARDINAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cardinal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cardinal

Translation of «cardinal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARDINAL

Find out the translation of cardinal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cardinal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cardinal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

红衣主教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cardenal
570 millions of speakers

English

cardinal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्डिनल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكاردينال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кардинал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cardeal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অঙ্কবাচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cardinal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kardinal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kardinal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

枢機卿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

추기경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kardinal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đức Hồng Y
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார்டினல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kardinal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cardinale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kardynał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кардинал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cardinal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καρδινάλιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kardinale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kardinal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kardinal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cardinal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARDINAL»

The term «cardinal» is very widely used and occupies the 13.916 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARDINAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cardinal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cardinal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cardinal

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10 QUOTES WITH «CARDINAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cardinal.
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Karl Abraham
When the depressive psychosis has become manifest, its cardinal feature seems to be a mental inhibition which renders a rapport between the patient and the external world more difficult.
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W. H. Auden
Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.
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John Burns
I neither drink nor smoke, because my schoolmaster impressed upon me three cardinal virtues; cleanliness in person, cleanliness in mind; temperance.
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Kris Carr
Every time I see a cardinal, I know my grandmother is with me. This regal, red bird was Grandma's favorite.
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Stephen Covey
A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.
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Adam Davidson
The cardinal rule of taxation is that whatever you put a levy on, you'll inevitably get less of. Taxing corporate activity means less investing, less hiring, fewer jobs and a smaller economy, which hurts the rich, the poor and the middle class alike.
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Neil Diamond
The cardinal rule for any performer is that they should know themselves before they enter the spotlight, and I didn't. I was just Neil and I did what I was supposed to do. I was supposed to get married, so I got married. I was supposed to get a job, so I looked for work.
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David Halberstam
If you're a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were about getting something wrong, that was a cardinal sin. The new sin is to be boring.
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Thomas Hobbes
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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Eva Longoria
In my family, there was one cardinal priority - education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn't have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARDINAL»

Discover the use of cardinal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cardinal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cardinal of the Kremlin
The other one is the American who can save CARDINAL and lead the world to the brink of peace . . . or war. Here is author Tom Clancy's heart-stopping masterpiece -- a riveting novel about one of the most intriguing issues of our time.
Tom Clancy, 1989
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Northern Cardinal
"Packed with information, the writing is clear and direct and accessible to bird watchers at every level." - -Eirik Blom, Birdwatcher's Digest
Gary Ritchison, 1997
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The Cardinal Sins
A re-release of a best-selling work follows the decades-long friendship of two very different Catholic priests whose disparate challenges separate them after seminary school, prompting one to clash with his superiors and the other to ...
Andrew M. Greeley, 2009
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The Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and ...
This newly translated and streamlined compilation of the texts on prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance from the Summa Theologica II-II follows the question-and-answer format of the original while omitting almost all appeals to ...
St. Thomas Aquinas, Richard J. Regan, 2005
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The Cardinal Virtues: Aquinas, Albert and Philip the Chancellor
"These translations from the Latin works of Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great, and Philip the Chancellor concentrate on the four cardinal virtues - prudence, justice, courage, and temperance - first identified by Plato as essential ...
Saint Thomas (Aquinas), Saint Albertus (Magnus), Rollen Edward Houser, 2004
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Carving and Painting a Northern Cardinal with Bob Guge
step-by-step instructions from world-class carvers take you from raw block to finished bird. Lay-out, carving, detailing, mounting, and painting all illustrated with color photos.
Curtis J. Badger, Bob Guge, 1998
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The Cardinal
Later made into an Academy Award-nominated film directed by Otto Preminger and starring John Huston, the book tells a story that captured the nation's attention: a working-class American's rise to become a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Henry Morton Robinson, 2013
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Cardinal Richelieu: Power and the Pursuit of Wealth
-Times Literary Supplement Here is a vivid and fascinating guide to the financial basis of high society in Louis XIII's France, and a precise account of how Richelieu gained and maintained his position in government.
Joseph Bergin, 1985
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Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni (1667-1740) and the Vatican Tomb of ...
Examines the commission of the Vatican tomb of Pope Alexander VIII Ottoboni by his great-nephew Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni.
Edward J. Olszewski, 2004
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Cardinal Choices: Presidential Science Advising from the ...
"This is an important book. . . . One strength of the work is its thoroughness in tracing the steps at which science advice has influenced momentous decisions.
Gregg Herken, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARDINAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cardinal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cardinal Peter Turkson: Bishops need to speak up on the environment
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is calling on bishops globally to act on the pope's groundbreaking environmental encyclical, Cardinal Peter ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Cardinal Health Completes Harvard Drug Group Acquisition …
Cardinal Health Inc. CAH recently completed the acquisition of The Harvard Drug Group ("THDG") for almost $1.12 billion in cash. Notably, the ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
3
Cardinal Wuerl conciliatory on marriage ruling?
'We certainly follow what the law says,' Cardinal Donald Wuerl said regarding the Supreme Court marriage ruling. 'That doesn't mean we ... «Washington Blade, Jul 15»
4
Why Cardinal Health (CAH) Could Be a Top Value Stock Pick
These factors suggest that Cardinal Health is a pretty good value pick, ... So really, Cardinal Health is looking great from a number of angles ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
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With Martinez in 'final vote,' Cards could have six All-Stars
CHICAGO • The Cardinals could send as many as six players to the All-Star Game next week depending on the outcome of the final vote of fans ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
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Immigration reviving Christianity in Britain – Cardinal
Cardinal Vincent Nichols said an influx of new arrivals was not simply boosting flagging congregations but encouraging the British-born ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Pre-Market News Buzz on: Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE:DO …
Cardinal Health Inc(NYSE:CAH)'s shares gained 0.05% to $84.54. Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) declared plans to acquire The Harvard Drug ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
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Cardinal Health settlement signals broader risks for consolidating …
On April 20, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had entered into a proposed stipulated settlement with Cardinal ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
Get to know an Oregon State Beavers opponent: Stanford Cardinal
Early storyline: After a sub-par 2014, at least by Stanford's recent standards, many project the Cardinal to again challenge for the Pac-12 North ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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Cardinal Chorale honors three with Medal of Distinction
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Chorale presented three local residents with its Medal of Distinction for long-term service to the choir at its ... «Coshocton Tribune, Jul 15»

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